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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eliot react to the scene in his apartment between himself and his father?
(a) Eliot suddenly freezes and does not answer his telephone.
(b) Eliot ties his shoe laces and calls a cab to the airport.
(c) Eliot takes another shower and gets ready to leave for Indianapolis.
(d) Eliot begins crying and cannot stop.

2. What does Eliott hear and feel as he stops at the high school?
(a) The sound of the wind in the trees, and he feels lonely.
(b) The sound of the hardware tapping the holow pole, and he feels sad.
(c) The sound of the hardware tapping the hollow pole, and he is glad he is leaving.
(d) The sound of the flag hitting the pole, and he feels grateful.

3. What man assumes the pseudonym of John Rosewater?
(a) John Graham.
(b) John Argyll.
(c) John Richmond.
(d) John Campbell.

4. How is Eliot dressed when he wakes and finds himself at the fountain?
(a) In a dress suit.
(b) In pajamas.
(c) In golf clothes.
(d) In tennis clothes.

5. Where does Fred Rosewater have coffee and Danish each morning?
(a) The Pisquontuit News Store and the Pisquontuit Drug Store.
(b) The Pisquontuit Diner.
(c) The Pisquontuit Tavern.
(d) The Pisquontuit Restaurant.

6. How many women in Rosewater County claim to have birthed Eliot's child?
(a) One hundred and two.
(b) Fifty seven.
(c) Sixty eight.
(d) Sevety seven.

7. Who are the men seated across from Eliot at the fountain?
(a) The Senator, Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, and an unknown man.
(b) Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, Norman Mushari, and a stranger.
(c) Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, Robert McGee, and an unknown man.
(d) HIs father, his uncle, Dr. Brown, and a stranger.

8. From which side of the Rosewater family does Fred come?
(a) From Noah Rosewater, George Rosewater's brother.
(b) From George Rosewater, Noah Rosewater's brother.
(c) From Noah Rosewater, Fred Rosewater's cousin.
(d) From George Rosewater, Noah Rosewater's son.

9. What did Eliot see on the copy of The American Investigator he found in his pocket?
(a) "Best Looking Man Alive? (See Inside).
(b) "Sanest Man In America? (See Inside).
(c) "Insane or Sane? (See Inside).
(d) "Is This Man Crazy? (See Inside)

10. How does Senator Rosewater arrive at Eliot's apartment?
(a) In a chauffeur driven car.
(b) With Norman Mushari.
(c) In a cab.
(d) He drove himself.

11. How does Eliot Rosewater outsmart Norman Mushari in the end?
(a) Eliot declares all children of Rosewater are his own, and pays out child support.
(b) Eliot write Mushari a check for a million dollars to drop the case.
(c) Eliot writes Fred a check for a million dollars and buys him off.
(d) He gives Fred one hudnred thousand dollars, and declares all children of Rosewater his children.

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

13. Who is Sergeant Boyle?
(a) A sergeant in the Army who sits next to Eliot on the bus.
(b) A character in an article whose head is bitten off by a bear.
(c) A character in a novel who is from the Milky Way.
(d) A character in a story who has discovered Big Foot.

14. What does Selena notice about the music Mrs. Buntline plays through the house?
(a) It is outdated and boring.
(b) It is playing at the wrong speed.
(c) It is playing much too loudly.
(d) It is enriching and uplifting.

15. What book does Eliot have hidden in his office?
(a) Hitler's Revenge.
(b) The Bombing of Germany.
(c) The Wake of the War.
(d) The Third Reich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fred's father write and leave to him before dying?

2. What book does Fred find while looking through a books and magazine store?

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

4. What has Eliot purchased for his trip to Indianapolis?

5. Where was Fred Rosewater while Norman Mushari was wandering around town looking for him?

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