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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 much does Bunny say the gift Amanita gives Caroline at lunch cost?

2. What does Fred see that catches his attention on the page facing the ads?

3. What reading material does Eliot choose for his bus trip to Indianapolis?

4. What do Harry and his sons trap in their fishing nets while Amanita and Caroline have lunch?

5. Where does Fred Rosewater have coffee and Danish each morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What book does Eliot keep hidden in his office, and why does he have such strong feelings about it?

4. In Chapter Nine, we meet Lila Buntline, Stewart and Caroline's daughter. What is Lila doing in the news store? How does she know Fred?

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

6. Caroline Rosewater and Amanita Buntline are two women from totally different parts of Pisquontuit. Why are Caroline and Amanita friends?

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

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

9. When Fred comes home, what happens that makes him think of suicide? What keeps him from killing himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

After living in Rosewater for five years, Sylvia has a nervous breakdown and burns down the fire station. She is sent to Indianapolis for treatment. Describe the disease for which Sylvia is treated by Dr. Ed Brown. What is the author trying to say about the wealthy in this diagnosis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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