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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. Who infuriates Eliot by calling him on the red phone designated for fire emergencies?

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

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

4. Who is the town of Pisquontuit named after?

5. What sign hangs in the window of the local books and magazine store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. During his father's visit, Eliot takes a call from someone in the town. What do the two of them discuss while his father is there listening?

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

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

8. Fred and Caroline Rosewater live in Pisquontuit, Rhode Island. Describe the town and the people in it.

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the letter Eliot writes to be given to his heir, he expresses strong feelings about government in America, about the Utopia the Founding Fathers hoped to create, and what has gone wrong. What are his opinions? How does he feel about having such a large amount of money?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

After Sylvia leaves, Eliot lives in his office in Rosewater. Describe the office in which Eliot lives. What does he do for a living? What slogan does Eliot have painted on his windows? What does the slogan mean?

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