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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Fred's shins bruised and scabbed?
(a) He trips over door sills in his office.
(b) He trips over his shoe laces on a regular basis.
(c) He trips over his son's Legos scattered around the house.
(d) He trips over his wive's small tables.

2. What does Fred tell Caroline is above the door of the National Archives in Washington?
(a) "The past is the ticket to the future."
(b) "The past is over."
(c) "The past is prologue."
(d) "The past is meaningless without the future."

3. What happens between Eliot and his father in Eliot's apartment?
(a) The Senator screams at Eliot and calls the police to arrest him.
(b) The Senator screams at Eliot for dressing so poorly for his flight.
(c) The Senator screams at Eliot about how he has hurt his father and Sylvia.
(d) The Senator screams at Eliot, and Eliot screams back at him to leave.

4. What does Eliot do for Noyes Finnerty while he is in prison?
(a) Eliot gives Noyes his ticket to INdianapolis.
(b) Eliot has Noyes paroled.
(c) Eliot gives Noyes ten thousand dollars.
(d) Eliot has Noyes arrested for assault.

5. What does Kilgore Trout say is the most important lesson Eliot has learned in his time in Rosewater?
(a) "People can use all the uncritical love they can get."
(b) "People can use all the money they can inherit."
(c) "People can use all the help they can get."
(d) "People can spend allthe money they earn."

6. Who is the town of Pisquontuit named after?
(a) An Indian Chief in the 1800s.
(b) An INdian Chief in the 1900s.
(c) An Indian Chief in the 1700s.
(d) An Indian Chief in the 1600s.

7. How long does Eliot tell his father he has questioned his own sanity?
(a) Since he moved to Rosewater.
(b) Since he was a teen.
(c) Since he was ten years old.
(d) Since Sylvia filed for divorce.

8. How does Kilgore Trout explain Eliot's devotion to volunteer fire departments?
(a) These fire departments are the essence of selflessness.
(b) It is a waste of time, and should not be continued.
(c) It is a means of rubbing out guilt for killing firemen.
(d) It is just a fluke of nature, not true insanity.

9. What can Caroline and Amanita look at through opera glasses while dining?
(a) Small animals walking the piers.
(b) Harry Pena and his sons and their fishing traps.
(c) Lila Buntwater cleaning her boat.
(d) Stewart Buntline sleeping on his yacht.

10. How does Stewart Buntline make his money?
(a) He inherited forty million dollars in tobacco money.
(b) He inherited ten million dollars of IBM stock.
(c) He inherited eighteen million dollars in tobacco money.
(d) He inherited twenty million dollars in pharmacutical holdings.

11. Who infuriates Eliot by calling him on the red phone designated for fire emergencies?
(a) Norman Mushari.
(b) Delbert PEach.
(c) Mary Moody.
(d) Stewart Buntline.

12. Who is listening on the other end of the telephone to Sylvia and Eliot's conversation?
(a) Senator Rosewater.
(b) The FBI.
(c) Norman Mushari.
(d) Rosewater's attorney McAllister.

13. Where is Selena Deal raised?
(a) In Central America.
(b) In an orpanage.
(c) In a small nearby town.
(d) In a large family in Portsmith.

14. What does Fred read with interest in the section of the paper entitled "Here I Am?"
(a) Housing ads.
(b) Automobile ads.
(c) Employment ads.
(d) Personal ads.

15. What does Fred tell Caroline after learning about the Rosewater family?
(a) They both need to be proud of who they are.
(b) They need to tell Franklin.
(c) They need to hire a lawyer.
(d) They need to find the other Rosewaters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caroline leave out in the house that Fred compares to a pet anteater who sleeps in doorways?

2. Upon getting home, why does Fred give up his first thought of suicide?

3. What does Bunny have to show Aminata when she shows up for lunch?

4. How does Senator Rosewater arrive at Eliot's apartment?

5. What is one of Eliot's favorite Kilgore Trout books dealing with ingratitude?

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