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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 “he was unable to speak from that gap and had to cry out, like a mountain climber fallen into a glacial crevasse” (108) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

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

3. Which of the following jobs does Fife note working in St. Petersburg?
(a) Professor.
(b) Farm hand.
(c) Greenhouse worker.
(d) Accountancy clerk.

4. How much cash does Fife take when he leaves Varney?
(a) $136.
(b) $224.
(c) $312.
(d) $406.

5. Which of the following cars does Nick Dafina note having driven on the teenaged road trip with Fife?
(a) Ford Mustang.
(b) Dodge Charger.
(c) Plymouth Sedan.
(d) Oldsmobile 88.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted as a servant in the Chapman home?

2. Which of the following does Fife note as being among his earlier airplane trips?

3. 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?

4. To which of the following does Nick Dafina take Fife for drinks?

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

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