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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. How long does Eliot tell his father he has questioned his own sanity?
2. To whom is Selena writing a letter while Fred is asleep on his boat?
3. What paper does Fred read surreptitiously with his coffee and Danish?
4. Who is Sergeant Boyle?
5. How many women in Rosewater County claim to have birthed Eliot's child?
Short Essay Questions
1. Norman Mushari is very concerned about the planned meeting between Sylvia and Eliot before their divorce. Why does he care about them seeing each other? What detail does Musahri's plan rest upon that could be altered by the meeting?
2. In the end, Eliot outsmarts Mushari and others who think he is idealistic and insane. How does he do this?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Fred and Caroline Rosewater live in Pisquontuit, Rhode Island. Describe the town and the people in it.
6. How has Eliot prepared for his trip to see Sylvia in Indianapolis? What is his night like before leaving for the trip?
7. Kilgore Trout puts his "spin" on Eliot's life in Rosewater. How does he explain Eliot's work for the people of Rosewater?
8. McAllister announces that Senator Rosewater now has fifty-seven grandchildren. How did this come about?
9. Describe Caroline Rosewater's luncheon experience at the Weir. How is she treated? How does she feel?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The narrator explains in the opening of the story that one of the main characters in the novel is money. Describe that character and it's function in the story.
Essay Topic 2
Senator Rosewater has pushed through a law called the Rosewater Law. He considers this to be his legislative masterpiece. Discuss the Rosewater Law and how it is important to the story.
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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