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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. During a thunderstorm, who calls and wakes Eliot from his sleep?
(a) Diana Sun Farber.
(b) Diana Moon Glampers.
(c) Diana Mars Johnson.
(d) Diana Star Wakefield.

2. What does Eliot seek out in every town he visits?
(a) The public libraries.
(b) The volunteer fire departments.
(c) The railroad stations.
(d) The mayors.

3. After the accident in the smoke-filled building, what happens to Eliot?
(a) He has a nervous breakdown and is sent to Paris to recover.
(b) He is sent to an army hospital in Switzerland.
(c) He is captured by German soldiers.
(d) He is sent home to Washington to be with his father.

4. Whose poem did Eliot paint on the risers leading up to his office?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) William Blake.
(c) John Keats.
(d) T.S. Elliot.

5. How does Eliot answer the telephone, both day and night, in his office?
(a) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. My name is Eliot."
(b) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. How can we help you?"
(c) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. Please leave a message."
(d) "This is the Rosewater Foundation. The office is now closed."

Short Answer Questions

1. In his first letter to Sylvia, what does Eliot say he has in common with the person he compares himself to ?

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

3. When Eliot leads his platoon into the smoke-filled building, what happens?

4. What does the coded shorthand AW mean in Eliot's ledger?

5. On what stationery does Eliot write a letter to Sylvia from Iowa?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sylvia and Eliot react to the social set of Avondale? With who do they socialize? What happens because of this association?

2. In Chapter Three, there is a description of Sylvia telling of her experiences and talents. Describe Sylvia. What does Sylvia know about the town Eliot describes to her?

3. While at the science fiction convention in Milford, what does Eliot encourage the writers to write about? How does he explain his idea? What does he do to prove his point?

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

5. Describe Eliot's office in Rosewater. What unique characteristics does the office have? What services does Eliot provide for the people of Rosewater?

6. Eliot writes letters to Sylvia during his travels, one from a fire station in New Vienna, Iowa. What does he explain he has suggested to the fire department in that small town? How do they react? How does Sylvia react after receiving the letter?

7. 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?

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

9. Where does Eliot end up after his roaming around America? What does he tell Sylvia he plans to do there, and how?

10. When he disappears for a week, what does Eliot do? Why does the law firm of McAlister, Robjent, Reed, and McGee hire a detective to find Eliot, and where does he find Eliot?

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