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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. Who is Sergeant Boyle?
(a) A sergeant in the Army who sits next to Eliot on the bus.
(b) A character in an article whose head is bitten off by a bear.
(c) A character in a novel who is from the Milky Way.
(d) A character in a story who has discovered Big Foot.

2. As Fred is preparing to hang himself in the basement, who arrives to speak with him?
(a) Stewart Buntline.
(b) Harry Pena.
(c) Eliot Rosewater.
(d) Norman Mushari.

3. Who approaches Eliot as he boards the bus?
(a) Arthur Ulm.
(b) Tawny Wainwright.
(c) Diana Moon Glampers.
(d) Senator Rosewater.

4. What do Harry and his sons trap in their fishing nets while Amanita and Caroline have lunch?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Tuna.
(c) Mackerel.
(d) Swordfish.

5. What does Kilgore Trout look like to Fred when he sees the man's photo on the back of the book?
(a) An old man with a pot bellly and white hair, a Santa Claus.
(b) An old man with a full grey beard, an aging Jesus.
(c) An old man with a full black beard, an aging Jesus.
(d) An old man with a full moustache, an aging Hercule Poirot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kilgore Trout say is the most important lesson Eliot has learned in his time in Rosewater?

2. How is Fred Rosewater related to Eliot?

3. How much time has passed since Eliot left Rosewater and the meeting at the fountain?

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

5. Where is the Greyhound bus stop in Rosewater?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How has Eliot prepared for his trip to see Sylvia in Indianapolis? What is his night like before leaving for the trip?

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

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

6. Harry Pena and his sons are on a fishing boat which is visible from the dining room of The Weir. What do customers see from the vantage point of their windows? What does Harry do about this situation?

7. 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?

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. Delbert Peach comes to Eliot's office and tells him he is certain Eliot will never return. Why does Mr. Peach think Eliot will not return, and how does Eliot respond?

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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