2. As which of the following does Fife define “a Writer,” as he had imagined himself being (80)?
(a) “A man committed to understanding the means of language.”
(b) “A man committed to understanding nothing by the means of language.”
(c) “A man with a child bride and listening friends.”
(d) “A man committed to understanding himself and the world by means of language.”

3. The comment that “we’re only going to shoot your beautiful, brooding bald head” (10) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Alliteration.

4. Fife’s comment that “he’s one of those exploratory robotic spacecraft that somehow slip past the gravitational fields of all nine planets in the solar system and never orbit or crash into anything, and eventually they sail out of the solar system, blown by the solar wind beyond the heliosphere into deep space” (71) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Tautology.
(d) Analogy.

5. Which of the following accents does Fife note his father has?
(a) Quebecois.
(b) Mid-Atlantic.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) Tidewater.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “One hand lies trapped beneath a hip, the other pressed against the opposite hip, as if he has caught himself while applauding his dreams” (59) offers an example of which of the following?

2. At which of the following did Fife study as an undergraduate?

3. In which of the following cities does Fife live?

4. Which of the following is Alicia’s trust officer?

5. Approximately how tall is Renée described as being?

(see the answer key)

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