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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. To whom is Selena writing a letter while Fred is asleep on his boat?
(a) Wilford Rosewater.
(b) Wilfred Parrot.
(c) Wilford Brimley.
(d) Wilford Maxwell.

2. What does Amanita say when Caroline thanks her for the gift at lunch?
(a) "It is no problem, my dear."
(b) "It is no more than you deserve."
(c) "You still owe me twenty dollars."
(d) "Sweets for the sweet."

3. What does Stewart's attorney tell him about his plan to spend his fortune?
(a) "Money makes its own money."
(b) "Money is hard to earn and hard to keep."
(c) "Money is dehydrated Utopia."
(d) "Money buys you time."

4. What piece of literature had Stewart's attorney included in his last letter to him?
(a) "A Treatise on the Science of Eternal Life."
(b) "A Rift in the Fabric of the Country."
(c) "A Rift Between Friends in the War of Ideas."
(d) "A Treatise on the Worthiness of Free Enterprise."

5. What does Kilgore Trout say is the most important lesson Eliot has learned in his time in Rosewater?
(a) "People can use all the money they can inherit."
(b) "People can spend allthe money they earn."
(c) "People can use all the help they can get."
(d) "People can use all the uncritical love they can get."

Short Answer Questions

1. What solution does Eliot's father present for Eliot's current problem?

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

3. How long has Selena been with the Buntline family?

4. Who does Lila find asleep on the couch in the study every day when she comes home?

5. What did Fred's father write and leave to him before dying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. Describe Caroline Rosewater's luncheon experience at the Weir. How is she treated? How does she feel?

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

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

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

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