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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 write on the walls of public bathrooms?
(a) "Art is the opium of the masses."
(b) "If you would be unloved and forgotten, be reasonable."
(c) "Be right back- Godot."
(d) "If at first you don't succeed, give up."

2. Who is the author of Get With Child a Mandrake Root?
(a) Arthur Miller.
(b) Arthur Garvey Ulm.
(c) Arthur Unto.
(d) Arthur Clark.

3. What happens to Sylvia after five years of living with Eliot in Rosewater?
(a) She holds parties for the society set in Avondale.
(b) She has a nervous breakdown and burns down the firehouse.
(c) She travels to New York to shop and does not return.
(d) She becomes pregnant.

4. What does Senator Rosewater lament when Sylvia arrives in America for the divorce?
(a) The lack of courage Sylvia displays by divorcing his son.
(b) The lack of an heir for the family fortune.
(c) The lack of psychiatric care available to his son.
(d) The lack of support for his senatorial campaign.

5. Who rented the office space in Rosewater before Eliot did?
(a) A dentist.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) An architect.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eliot tell Sylvia about the fire department he has found in Iowa?

2. When does Eliot Rosewater leave law school and why?

3. What does Eliot seek out in every town he visits?

4. Who put in the canal bisecting the county of Rosewater?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. While they are talking, Sylvia reveals things about Eliot that the Senator has not known. What is one of the things Sylvia tells him?

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

3. What does the law firm McAllister, Robjent, Reed, and McGee do for the Rosewater Foundation? What does Mushari learn while rifling through confidential files? What plan does he hatch based on his findings?

4. Who is listening on the other end of the conversation between Eliot and Sylvia? What does the person learn from the conversation to aid in the case to have Eliot declared insane?

5. In Washington, D.C. the Senator, Sylvia, McAllister, and Mushari are meeting to discuss Eliot. What idea do they come up with while discussing the problem of Eliot's behavior and his current situation in Rosewater? How does Sylvia defend Eliot's behavior?

6. 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?

7. In Chapter Three, Eliot begins talking to people in front of a firehouse in Vashti, Texas. What does he identify as the main purpose of the Armed Forces in America?

8. Mushari finds a sealed letter from Eliot Rosewater to be given to his heir upon Eliot's death. What does Mushari do with the letter? What does he learn about Eliot? What is his next step?

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

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

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