View a FREE sample

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

2. Who is Charley Warmergram?
(a) A man the Foundation has helped.
(b) Eliot's physician.
(c) The Fire Chief of Rosewater.
(d) The first man to greet Eliot when he moved to town.

3. How does Fred Rosewater's father die?
(a) He commits suicide by hanging himself in the basement.
(b) He commits suicide after his wife leaves him for a younger man.
(c) He commits suicide after the stock market crash of 1929.
(d) He commits suicide when he learns he has cancer.

4. Who is Harry Pena?
(a) An ex-insurance salesman who now owns a restaurant on a yacht.
(b) An ex-insurance salesman who is now a professional wrestler.
(c) An ex-insurance salesman who is now a professional fisherman.
(d) An ex-insurance salesman who is now a lawyer.

5. What is one of Eliot's favorite Kilgore Trout books dealing with ingratitude?
(a) The First District Court of Thankyou.
(b) The First Design of Helpfulness.
(c) The First Trial of the Ungrateful.
(d) The First District Court of Ingratitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kilgore Trout explain Eliot's devotion to volunteer fire departments?

2. To whom is Selena writing a letter while Fred is asleep on his boat?

3. Where are Eliot and Sylvia scheduled to meet for their final goodbye?

4. What has Eliot purchased for his trip to Indianapolis?

5. What sign hangs in the window of the local books and magazine store?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

5. When Fred comes home, what happens that makes him think of suicide? What keeps him from killing himself?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,492 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample