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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. 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.

2. How long has Selena been with the Buntline family?
(a) A month.
(b) Six months.
(c) Nine months.
(d) A year.

3. What does Delbert tell Eliot he is thinking about Eliot's trip to Indianapolis?
(a) Once gone, Eliot will regret leaving.
(b) Once gone, Eliot will not remember Rosewater.
(c) Once gone, Eliot will not return.
(d) Once gone, Eliot will turn right around and come back.

4. How does Senator Rosewater arrive at Eliot's apartment?
(a) With Norman Mushari.
(b) In a chauffeur driven car.
(c) He drove himself.
(d) In a cab.

5. What does Fred read with interest in the section of the paper entitled "Here I Am?"
(a) Automobile ads.
(b) Housing ads.
(c) Employment ads.
(d) Personal ads.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Fred Rosewater worth dead?

2. What can Caroline and Amanita look at through opera glasses while dining?

3. How does Stewart Buntline make his money?

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

5. Who are the men seated across from Eliot at the fountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. While he is looking at the books in the news store with Lila, Fred comes across a book that interests him. What is the book and what is it about?

10. 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?

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