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

2. Where is the Greyhound bus stop in Rosewater?
(a) The Saw City Library.
(b) The Saw City KMart.
(c) The Saw City Kandy Kitchen.
(d) The Saw City McDonalds.

3. What does Caroline Rosewater ask her husband for when while Fred and Harry Pena are talking?
(a) Money for her expensive lunch with her friend.
(b) Money to go to the mall and shop.
(c) Money to pay the bills.
(d) Money for a new winter coat.

4. When Stewart was a young man, what did he tell his lawyer he wanted to do with his money?
(a) He wanted to put it all in trust for his wife.
(b) He wanted to give it all to the United Way.
(c) He wanted to give it all away to the poor.
(d) He wanted to invest it all in the stock market.

5. Who infuriates Eliot by calling him on the red phone designated for fire emergencies?
(a) Delbert PEach.
(b) Stewart Buntline.
(c) Norman Mushari.
(d) Mary Moody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fred read with interest in the section of the paper entitled "Here I Am?"

2. What news does Senator Rosewater deliver to his son when he comes to visit him?

3. Upon getting home, why does Fred give up his first thought of suicide?

4. How is Fred Rosewater related to Eliot?

5. How does Stewart Buntline make his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Norman Mushari is very concerned about the planned meeting between Sylvia and Eliot before their divorce. Why does he care about them seeing each other? What detail does Musahri's plan rest upon that could be altered by the meeting?

2. During his father's visit, Eliot takes a call from someone in the town. What do the two of them discuss while his father is there listening?

3. Amid one person after another coming up to him and saying goodbye and good luck, all people he seems not to know, Eliot goes to the magazine rack and chooses something to read on his trip to Indianapolis. What does he choose, and what is it about?

4. In Chapter Nine, we meet Lila Buntline, Stewart and Caroline's daughter. What is Lila doing in the news store? How does she know Fred?

5. Eliot's father arrives at his office on the morning of his departure, and it is a complete surprise to Eliot. Eliot is happy to see his father, but the feelings are not mutual. Why has the Senator come to see his son? What happens during their visit?

6. In the end, Eliot outsmarts Mushari and others who think he is idealistic and insane. How does he do this?

7. Who is Fred Rosewater? How is he related to the Rosewater family in Indiana? What does Fred do for a living?

8. While he is at the news store counter having coffee and Danish with the carpenters and plumbers of the town, Fred tells a story that ends with someone saying to him "God bless you, Mr. Rosewater." Why does the person say this?

9. While he is looking at the books in the news store with Lila, Fred comes across a book that interests him. What is the book and what is it about?

10. Who is Harry Pena, and what are his different jobs? How does he behave toward Fred? What information is revealed about Fred in their meeting?

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