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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tawny Wainwright?
(a) A young girl whose medical care the Foundation was paying.
(b) A young girl who works at the Kandy Kitchen.
(c) A woman who the Foundation has helped with gifts of food.
(d) A woman who asked the Foundation for a new telephone.

2. Who are the men seated across from Eliot at the fountain?
(a) The Senator, Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, and an unknown man.
(b) Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, Robert McGee, and an unknown man.
(c) Dr. Brown, Thurmond McAllister, Norman Mushari, and a stranger.
(d) HIs father, his uncle, Dr. Brown, and a stranger.

3. How does Senator Rosewater arrive at Eliot's apartment?
(a) With Norman Mushari.
(b) In a chauffeur driven car.
(c) In a cab.
(d) He drove himself.

4. What does Kilgore Trout say is the most important lesson Eliot has learned in his time in Rosewater?
(a) "People can use all the uncritical love they can get."
(b) "People can spend allthe money they earn."
(c) "People can use all the money they can inherit."
(d) "People can use all the help they can get."

5. What news does Senator Rosewater deliver to his son when he comes to visit him?
(a) He is no longer head of the Foundation.
(b) Mushari is going to try and prove him insane.
(c) His visit with Sylvia has been cancelled.
(d) McAllister wants him to leave the country.

6. What does Selena notice about the music Mrs. Buntline plays through the house?
(a) It is outdated and boring.
(b) It is playing much too loudly.
(c) It is enriching and uplifting.
(d) It is playing at the wrong speed.

7. Why did Caroline marry Fred?
(a) If he sold insurance, he would be rich someday.
(b) If he lived in Pisquontuit and went to Harvard, he must be rich.
(c) If he sold his boat, he would be rich.
(d) If he changed careers, he could be a millionaire.

8. When Stewart was a young man, what did he tell his lawyer he wanted to do with his money?
(a) He wanted to give it all away to the poor.
(b) He wanted to give it all to the United Way.
(c) He wanted to invest it all in the stock market.
(d) He wanted to put it all in trust for his wife.

9. To whom is Selena writing a letter while Fred is asleep on his boat?
(a) Wilford Maxwell.
(b) Wilford Brimley.
(c) Wilfred Parrot.
(d) Wilford Rosewater.

10. Who is Sergeant Boyle?
(a) A sergeant in the Army who sits next to Eliot on the bus.
(b) A character in a novel who is from the Milky Way.
(c) A character in an article whose head is bitten off by a bear.
(d) A character in a story who has discovered Big Foot.

11. What is one of Eliot's favorite Kilgore Trout books dealing with ingratitude?
(a) The First Trial of the Ungrateful.
(b) The First Design of Helpfulness.
(c) The First District Court of Thankyou.
(d) The First District Court of Ingratitude.

12. What did Fred's father write and leave to him before dying?
(a) A suicide letter.
(b) A family history.
(c) A will.
(d) A note of apology to the family.

13. Who does Lila find asleep on the couch in the study every day when she comes home?
(a) Her father George Rosewater.
(b) Her father, Stewart Buntline.
(c) Her father, Harry Pena.
(d) Her father, Fred Rosewater.

14. What book does Eliot have hidden in his office?
(a) Hitler's Revenge.
(b) The Third Reich.
(c) The Wake of the War.
(d) The Bombing of Germany.

15. What does Eliot do for Noyes Finnerty while he is in prison?
(a) Eliot gives Noyes ten thousand dollars.
(b) Eliot has Noyes arrested for assault.
(c) Eliot gives Noyes his ticket to INdianapolis.
(d) Eliot has Noyes paroled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Fred's shins bruised and scabbed?

2. What does Fred tell Caroline is above the door of the National Archives in Washington?

3. While the Senator is talking with Eliot in his apartment, what occurs?

4. What does Delbert tell Eliot he is thinking about Eliot's trip to Indianapolis?

5. What can Caroline and Amanita look at through opera glasses while dining?

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