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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 Eliot tell Sylvia he wants to do in Rosewater, Indiana?

2. At what age can siblings of the president of the Foundation become officers?

3. Why does Eliot's psychiatrist tell Sylvia he is resigning from Eliot's case?

4. What is the Rosewater Law?

5. In what town is Eliot arrested after leaving New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Eliot finally enters psychoanalysis, what changes does he make? How long is he in treatment? Why does the psychoanalysis end?

2. Mushari finds a sealed letter from Eliot Rosewater to be given to his heir upon Eliot's death. What does Mushari do with the letter? What does he learn about Eliot? What is his next step?

3. In Chapter 1, we meet Norman Musahri, a lawyer. What else do we learn about Mushari? For whom does he work?

4. Even though Eliot continues to exhibit signs of alcoholism, emotional distress, and mental illness neither his wife Sylvia nor his father the Senator do anything to help him. What reasons do each of them have for not acting to help Eliot?

5. Eliot receives a call from Diana Moon Glampers. Who is this woman? Why does she call Eliot in the middle of the night?

6. Who is Arthur Garvey Ulm? What part does he play in the story of Eliot and Sylvia's life?

7. Eliot had an experience in WWII that changed his life forever. What was that experience, and how does it affect his life after he leaves the service?

8. How do Sylvia and Eliot react to the social set of Avondale? With who do they socialize? What happens because of this association?

9. In the back of Eliot's ledger is an unfinished novel he has written. In the novel, Eliot talks about Heaven. How does he describe Heaven and what happens there?

10. Eliot keeps a ledger in his office in which he keeps important information about his work. What does he call his ledger, and what kinds of things are in it? What is an example of something Eliot would have in his ledger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Norman Mushari? How does he get the information he has about the Rosewater family, their corporation, and their foundation? Why does he react the way he does to the Rosewater fortune? What is his plan?

Essay Topic 2

There are two scenes that are high points in the novel: Eliot's argument with his father and his solution to the lawsuit he is facing. Which would you consider the climax of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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