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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Eliot tell Sylvia he wants to do in Rosewater, Indiana?
2. What does Senator Rosewater lament when Sylvia arrives in America for the divorce?
3. How old is Eliot Rosewater when Mushari begins to investigate him?
4. How tall is Norman Musahri?
5. What does Mushari do with the letter he finds in McAllister's files concerning the president of the Foundation?
Short Essay Questions
1. Mushari finds a sealed letter from Eliot Rosewater to be given to his heir upon Eliot's death. What does Mushari do with the letter? What does he learn about Eliot? What is his next step?
2. Eliot receives a call from Diana Moon Glampers. Who is this woman? Why does she call Eliot in the middle of the night?
3. When he disappears for a week, what does Eliot do? Why does the law firm of McAlister, Robjent, Reed, and McGee hire a detective to find Eliot, and where does he find Eliot?
4. What is the tone of the letter written by Eliot to his heir about the family history? How can you tell?
5. Eliot lives in his office. Describe the conditions in which Eliot lives. What are his surrounding like? Does he have many visitors? Does he leave the office regularly? What are some of the unusual qualities of the office?
6. While at the science fiction convention in Milford, what does Eliot encourage the writers to write about? How does he explain his idea? What does he do to prove his point?
7. In Chapter 1, we meet Norman Musahri, a lawyer. What else do we learn about Mushari? For whom does he work?
8. Eliot keeps a ledger in his office in which he keeps important information about his work. What does he call his ledger, and what kinds of things are in it? What is an example of something Eliot would have in his ledger?
9. When Eliot finally enters psychoanalysis, what changes does he make? How long is he in treatment? Why does the psychoanalysis end?
10. Eliot had an experience in WWII that changed his life forever. What was that experience, and how does it affect his life after he leaves the service?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All of the characters in this novel have a relationship with money that helps define them, whether this is having money or wanting money or how they choose to use their money. Chose two characters, and compare and discuss the relationship each has with money.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Eliot's analogy of the Money River. How does his analogy compare to society? Can anyone get ahead if there is indeed a Money River?
Essay Topic 3
What is "The Click" Noyes Finnerty talks about to Charley Warmergram? Explain the theory of The Click. What "click" has Eliot experienced? How does it change him?
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