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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 is Sergeant Boyle?
2. Where is the Greyhound bus stop in Rosewater?
3. Who is Charley Warmergram?
4. What did Eliot see on the copy of The American Investigator he found in his pocket?
5. What does Kilgore Trout say is the most important lesson Eliot has learned in his time in Rosewater?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Fred cannot finish the history of his family, which he has found atop the cupboard in the basement, he prepares to hang himself from a pipe in the basement. What happens to save Fred's life?
2. When Eliot wakes, where does he find himself? Describe the situation and the reason for his condition. How long has he been "asleep?"
3. What does Noyes Finnerty tell Charley Warmergram has happened to Eliot?
4. What book does Eliot keep hidden in his office, and why does he have such strong feelings about it?
5. 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?
6. Stewart Buntline is a multi-millionaire who lives in Pisquontuit with his wife Amanita and daughter Lila. When he was younger, however, he had different plans. What were they, and what happened to them?
7. Who is Fred Rosewater? How is he related to the Rosewater family in Indiana? What does Fred do for a living?
8. 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?
9. Eliot's father arrives at his office on the morning of his departure, and it is a complete surprise to Eliot. Eliot is happy to see his father, but the feelings are not mutual. Why has the Senator come to see his son? What happens during their visit?
10. How do the Buntlines have a servant, Selena, living in their home? How does Selena feel about living with the Buntlines?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Norman Mushari? How does he get the information he has about the Rosewater family, their corporation, and their foundation? Why does he react the way he does to the Rosewater fortune? What is his plan?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
One theme in literature is the relationship between good and evil and how it affects the characters in the novel. Discuss the powers of good and evil in this novel in both plot and character development.
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