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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 Delbert tell Eliot he is thinking about Eliot's trip to Indianapolis?
(a) Once gone, Eliot will not remember Rosewater.
(b) Once gone, Eliot will regret leaving.
(c) Once gone, Eliot will not return.
(d) Once gone, Eliot will turn right around and come back.

2. How many women in Rosewater County claim to have birthed Eliot's child?
(a) Sixty eight.
(b) Fifty seven.
(c) One hundred and two.
(d) Sevety seven.

3. How does Eliot describe how he feels to Charley as he leaves for the bus station?
(a) As if he knows Sylvia will take him back.
(b) As if he has lost all of his friends.
(c) As if a part of him is dying leaving Rosewater.
(d) As if a new part of his life is about to begin.

4. What legal representation does Stewart Buntline have?
(a) Rosenson, Richmond, and Smith.
(b) McNorton, Krandle, and Little.
(c) McAllister, Robjent, Reed, and McGee.
(d) McSorely, Anderson, and Smith.

5. Why does Eliot not recognize Kilgore Trout when he sees him sitting on the bench at the fountain?
(a) He has dyed his hair.
(b) He is wearing a suit.
(c) He has no beard.
(d) He has lost a lot of weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Harry and his sons trap in their fishing nets while Amanita and Caroline have lunch?

2. Who is Harry Pena?

3. What does Caroline Rosewater ask her husband for when while Fred and Harry Pena are talking?

4. Why are Fred's shins bruised and scabbed?

5. Where is Selena Deal raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the interchange between Carolyn and Fred Rosewater at the news store. What do we learn about both characters in the short scene at the newsstand?

2. How do the Buntlines have a servant, Selena, living in their home? How does Selena feel about living with the Buntlines?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. Stewart Buntline is a multi-millionaire who lives in Pisquontuit with his wife Amanita and daughter Lila. When he was younger, however, he had different plans. What were they, and what happened to them?

7. McAllister announces that Senator Rosewater now has fifty-seven grandchildren. How did this come about?

8. What does Noyes Finnerty tell Charley Warmergram has happened to Eliot?

9. 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?

10. What book does Eliot keep hidden in his office, and why does he have such strong feelings about it?

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