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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 Harry Pena?
2. What does Fred tell Caroline is above the door of the National Archives in Washington?
3. From which side of the Rosewater family does Fred come?
4. How long has Selena been with the Buntline family?
5. Who is Tawny Wainwright?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Eliot comes to and leaves for the Kandy Kitchen to catch his bus, what is different about him?
2. When Norman Mushari has driven around Pisquontuit looking for Fred to no avail, how does he spend the rest of his afternoon?
3. Discuss the interchange between Carolyn and Fred Rosewater at the news store. What do we learn about both characters in the short scene at the newsstand?
4. Who is Fred Rosewater? How is he related to the Rosewater family in Indiana? What does Fred do for a living?
5. 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?
6. McAllister announces that Senator Rosewater now has fifty-seven grandchildren. How did this come about?
7. 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?
8. When Eliot wakes, where does he find himself? Describe the situation and the reason for his condition. How long has he been "asleep?"
9. How has Eliot prepared for his trip to see Sylvia in Indianapolis? What is his night like before leaving for the trip?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Eliot's service in the Army. What two things happen to him while in the Army that ultimately change his life? Discuss the importance of both things.
Essay Topic 2
In her letter to Daddy Parrot, Selena explains to him the people with whom she lives, the Buntlines. At the end of her letter, she says perhaps she is too dumb to understand what is wonderful about Pisquontuit. She says to him "maybe this is a case of pearls before swine, but I really don't see how." What does she mean by this? Why is this saying part of the title of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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