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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “They are a chain of three islands, tied together, yet separate, an archipelago” (153) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Tautology.
(d) Simile.

2. Which of the following headlines does Fife note as he reads in Washington National Airport?
(a) ASSETS CAN BE ADDED TO WORLD RESERVES TO RESTRICT TRADE.
(b) ASSETS CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM WORLD RESERVES TO EXPAND TRADE.
(c) ASSETS CAN BE ADDED TO WORLD RESERVES TO EXPAND TRADE.
(d) ASSETS CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM WORLS RESERVES TO RESTRICT TRADE.

3. To which of the following does Fife declare an intention to go to Cuba?
(a) Reverend Sitwell.
(b) Rabbi Sanderson.
(c) Father Gregory.
(d) Brother Charles.

4. Which of the following headlines does Fife note as he reads in Washington National Airport?
(a) 9 NATIONS VOTE TO ADAPT “PAPER GOLD” MONEY PLAN; FRANCE REFUSES TO JOIN.
(b) 9 NATIONS DELCARE WAR ON FRANCE.
(c) 9 NATIONS REJECT “PAPER GOLD” MONEY PLAN; FRANCE AGREES TO JOIN.
(d) 9 NATIONS FORM ALLIANCE TO OVERTHROW THE REPUBLIC.

5. The comment about Straford that it is “the reverse side of the coin that bears the ghetto on its face” (125) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Tautology.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Nick Dafina compare his teenaged self and Fife’s?

2. The comment that “It’s like a coastal marsh between the land and the sea” (179) offers an example of which of the following?

3. From which of the following does Paul Swenson report hailing?

4. Onto which of the following roads does Fife turn unthinkingly, heading to his hometown?

5. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?

(see the answer key)

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