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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 sign hangs in the window of the local books and magazine store?
(a) Rhode Island Mothers to Save Children From Food Additives.
(b) Rhode Island Mothers to Save Children From Filth.
(c) Rhode Island Mothers to Save Children From AIDS.
(d) Rhode Island Mothers to Save Children From Drunk Drivers.

2. What has Eliot purchased for his trip to Indianapolis?
(a) A new suit, socks, shirt, and tie.
(b) A new suit, shirt, tie, socks, underpants, tooth brush, and Lavoris.
(c) A new suit, a briefcase, shoes, toothbrush, and Lavoris.
(d) A new suit, socks, shoes, toothbrush, and Listerine.

3. What does Fred tell Caroline is above the door of the National Archives in Washington?
(a) "The past is over."
(b) "The past is prologue."
(c) "The past is meaningless without the future."
(d) "The past is the ticket to the future."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Eliot compare himself to when he sees his reflection in a birdbath?

4. As Fred is preparing to hang himself in the basement, who arrives to speak with him?

5. What does Fred tell Caroline after learning about the Rosewater family?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who is Harry Pena, and what are his different jobs? How does he behave toward Fred? What information is revealed about Fred in their meeting?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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