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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. What does Fred do with his father's written bequest?

2. What is The Click Noyes tells Charley about when Eliot is in the office?

3. When Stewart was a young man, what did he tell his lawyer he wanted to do with his money?

4. How long does Eliot tell his father he has questioned his own sanity?

5. What does Eliot tell Sylvia he will buy for their meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Eliot wakes, where does he find himself? Describe the situation and the reason for his condition. How long has he been "asleep?"

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

3. 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?

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. Kilgore Trout puts his "spin" on Eliot's life in Rosewater. How does he explain Eliot's work for the people of Rosewater?

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

7. How do the Buntlines have a servant, Selena, living in their home? How does Selena feel about living with the Buntlines?

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

9. While he is looking at the books in the news store with Lila, Fred comes across a book that interests him. What is the book and what is it about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

McAllister tells Stewart Buntline "giving away a fortune is a futile and destructive thing." Stewart Buntline chooses not to give his fortune away; Eliot Rosewater takes another course. Compare and contrast these two men, their backgrounds and their adult lives.

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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