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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Eliot and Sylvia scheduled to meet for their final goodbye?
(a) The Bluebird Room of the Marsett Hotel in Miami Beach.
(b) The Bluebird Room of the Marott Hotel in Indianapolis.
(c) The Bluebird Room of the Marriott Hotel in Incline.
(d) The Bluebird Room of the Marriott Hotel in Chicago.

2. How does Fred Rosewater's father die?
(a) He commits suicide by hanging himself in the basement.
(b) He commits suicide after the stock market crash of 1929.
(c) He commits suicide after his wife leaves him for a younger man.
(d) He commits suicide when he learns he has cancer.

3. Who is the thirteen year old girl who comes in while Fred is reading the paper?
(a) Norman Mushari.
(b) Sally Rosewater, Fred's neice.
(c) Kristen Buntline, daughter of Fred's wife's best friend.
(d) Lila Buntline, daughter of Fred's wife's best friend.

4. Why are Fred's shins bruised and scabbed?
(a) He trips over door sills in his office.
(b) He trips over his wive's small tables.
(c) He trips over his shoe laces on a regular basis.
(d) He trips over his son's Legos scattered around the house.

5. What does Fred learn about himself and his family while reading the Rosewater Family History?
(a) They are descendent from royalty.
(b) They are carriers of a defective gene.
(c) They are originally from Scotland.
(d) Their family was one of the first in England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Selena notice about the music Mrs. Buntline plays through the house?

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

3. Upon getting home, why does Fred give up his first thought of suicide?

4. What sign hangs in the window of the local books and magazine store?

5. What news does Senator Rosewater deliver to his son when he comes to visit him?

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. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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