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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 does Eliot tell Sylvia will be his "work of art?"
(a) He is going to open a food kitchen.
(b) He is going to paint a mural on the bank wall.
(c) He is going to love the discarded Americans in the town.
(d) He is going to build an ast museum for the town.

2. How does the late night caller praise Eliot?
(a) "God bless you, Eliot."
(b) "God bless you, Mr. Rosewater."
(c) "Thank you for calling."
(d) "Thank you for all of your help."

3. How does Sylvia react to the proposal McAllister makes in the meeting between himself, Sylvia, Mushari, and the Senator?
(a) She asks for time to think.
(b) She leaves the room and returns to Paris.
(c) She immediately says yes.
(d) She immmediately says no.

4. While fighting in Europe in WWII, into what smoke-filled building does Eliot lead his platoon?
(a) A lingerie factory.
(b) A clarinet factory.
(c) A tongue depressor factory.
(d) A munitions factory?

5. What does the coded shorthand AW mean in Eliot's ledger?
(a) Asprin with a glass of wine.
(b) Andes Mints with a shot of whiskey.
(c) Avacado with a glass of wine.
(d) Asprin and a glass of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the original plan for the canal?

2. What runs through the Parthenon in the middle of the town of Rosewater?

3. What does Kilgore Trout do for a living?

4. What experience in the past does the Senator blame for Eliot's mental instability?

5. Where does Eliot Rosewater attend law school?

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. When Eliot finally enters psychoanalysis, what changes does he make? How long is he in treatment? Why does the psychoanalysis end?

3. 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?

4. What is Eliot's connection with the Rosewater Fire Department? What is his rank within the department and why?

5. Even though Eliot continues to exhibit signs of alcoholism, emotional distress, and mental illness neither his wife Sylvia nor his father the Senator do anything to help him. What reasons do each of them have for not acting to help Eliot?

6. Eliot keeps a ledger in his office in which he keeps important information about his work. What does he call his ledger, and what kinds of things are in it? What is an example of something Eliot would have in his ledger?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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