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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 Fred learn about himself and his family while reading the Rosewater Family History?
(a) They are carriers of a defective gene.
(b) Their family was one of the first in England.
(c) They are originally from Scotland.
(d) They are descendent from royalty.

2. What does Selena notice about the music Mrs. Buntline plays through the house?
(a) It is outdated and boring.
(b) It is enriching and uplifting.
(c) It is playing at the wrong speed.
(d) It is playing much too loudly.

3. Where do Caroline and her friend Amanita dine for lunch on the waterfront?
(a) The Bunty.
(b) The Mary.
(c) The Scat.
(d) The Weir.

4. How long does Eliot tell his father he has questioned his own sanity?
(a) Since he was ten years old.
(b) Since he moved to Rosewater.
(c) Since Sylvia filed for divorce.
(d) Since he was a teen.

5. What happens when Fred continues to read about the Rosewater family in the family history?
(a) He finds the termites have eaten all the rest of the story.
(b) He finds he is not who he thinks he is.
(c) He finds the Rosewaters were criminals.
(d) He finds he has inherited money from his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Caroline marry Fred?

2. What does Eliot tell Sylvia he will buy for their meeting?

3. What book does Eliot have hidden in his office?

4. How much does Bunny say the gift Amanita gives Caroline at lunch cost?

5. When Stewart was a young man, what did he tell his lawyer he wanted to do with his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Fred and Caroline Rosewater live in Pisquontuit, Rhode Island. Describe the town and the people in it.

2. When Eliot wakes, where does he find himself? Describe the situation and the reason for his condition. How long has he been "asleep?"

3. 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?

4. When Eliot comes to and leaves for the Kandy Kitchen to catch his bus, what is different about him?

5. When Fred cannot finish the history of his family, which he has found atop the cupboard in the basement, he prepares to hang himself from a pipe in the basement. What happens to save Fred's life?

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

7. When Norman Mushari has driven around Pisquontuit looking for Fred to no avail, how does he spend the rest of his afternoon?

8. Caroline Rosewater and Amanita Buntline are two women from totally different parts of Pisquontuit. Why are Caroline and Amanita friends?

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

10. Kilgore Trout puts his "spin" on Eliot's life in Rosewater. How does he explain Eliot's work for the people of Rosewater?

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