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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stipulation of the charter of the Foundation does Mushari take interest in?
(a) Anyone declared insane is immediately expelled.
(b) Anyone divorcing is immediately expelled.
(c) Anyone changing political parties is immediately expelled.
(d) Anyone caught stealing is immediately expelled.

2. How tall is Norman Musahri?
(a) Five feet three inches.
(b) Six feet two inches.
(c) Five feet ten inches.
(d) Five feet five inches.

3. How does Eliot meet Sylvia?
(a) She works for the Rosewater Corporation.
(b) Her father introduces them.
(c) They meet in a bar in Paris.
(d) She works for the Rosewater Foundation.

4. On what stationery does Eliot write a letter to Sylvia from Iowa?
(a) Loose leaf paper.
(b) His own personalized stationery.
(c) Paper towels from the bathroom.
(d) Fire department stationery.

5. What is the name of the foundation formed in 1947?
(a) The Rosewater Foundation
(b) The New York Foundataion.
(c) The Kennedy Foundation.
(d) The Mushari Foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Washington DC, while meeting with McAllister, Musahri, and Sylvia, what does Senator Rosewater wish aloud?

2. What is Eliot's customary gift to newborn children?

3. What is the topic of the Senator's speech in the Senate Chamber before his election?

4. What happens when the Rosewater Inter-State Ship Canal fails?

5. What is the name of the disease Dr. Brown attributes to Sylvia's nervous condition, and what does it mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Eliot receives a call from Diana Moon Glampers. Who is this woman? Why does she call Eliot in the middle of the night?

2. What disease does Dr. Brown diagnose Sylvia with having? How does he explain this disease? Is it curable?

3. What does Eliot's letter to his heir reveal about his parents?

4. Eliot lives in his office. Describe the conditions in which Eliot lives. What are his surrounding like? Does he have many visitors? Does he leave the office regularly? What are some of the unusual qualities of the office?

5. How did the people of Avondale greet Sylvia and Eliot when they move to Rosewater? Why do they treat them this way?

6. Who is Arthur Garvey Ulm? What part does he play in the story of Eliot and Sylvia's life?

7. Sylvia tells Eliot's father the story of how she and Eliot met. What is the story she tells?

8. Who is Eliot Rosewater? What do we learn about him in the first chapter of the novel?

9. In the back of Eliot's ledger is an unfinished novel he has written. In the novel, Eliot talks about Heaven. How does he describe Heaven and what happens there?

10. What is the tone of the letter written by Eliot to his heir about the family history? How can you tell?

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