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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. During the meeting with Sylvia, how does Senator Rosewater react when McAllister reminds him about the other Rosewater?
2. What runs through the Parthenon in the middle of the town of Rosewater?
3. Who is next in line after Rosewater's son to become president of the Foundation?
4. What is the original plan for the canal?
5. What position does Eliot hold with the Rosewater Fire Department?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Kilgore Trout? What one of his books does Mushari find to read and where?
2. 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?
3. In Chapter Three, Eliot begins talking to people in front of a firehouse in Vashti, Texas. What does he identify as the main purpose of the Armed Forces in America?
4. 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?
5. When Eliot finally enters psychoanalysis, what changes does he make? How long is he in treatment? Why does the psychoanalysis end?
6. Who is listening on the other end of the conversation between Eliot and Sylvia? What does the person learn from the conversation to aid in the case to have Eliot declared insane?
7. What does Eliot's letter to his heir reveal about his parents?
8. Where does Eliot end up after his roaming around America? What does he tell Sylvia he plans to do there, and how?
9. Describe Eliot's office in Rosewater. What unique characteristics does the office have? What services does Eliot provide for the people of Rosewater?
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
At lunch at The Weir, Amanita tells Caroline upon giving her a gift "people get what they deserve." Discuss this quote and how it applies to the main characters of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Senator Rosewater's speech on the Golden Age of Rome. Why does he make the speech? What is his comparison between America at the time and the period before the Golden Age of Rome? Is this a reasonable comparison? How does he propose to repair American society?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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