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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following times is Fife aware of being filmed in Washington National Airport?
(a) 10:35 a.m.
(b) 11:01 a.m.
(c) 10:48 a.m.
(d) 11:14 a.m.

2. From which of the following sources does the epigraph at the beginning of the book come?
(a) The Past Becomes Present.
(b) The Present Becomes Past.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Foregone.

3. Which of the following schools is Alicia reported to have attended?
(a) Simmons College.
(b) Harvard College.
(c) Goddard College.
(d) Boston College.

4. Which of the following medications does Fife note taking?
(a) Progesterone.
(b) Prednisone.
(c) Oxycontin.
(d) Hydrocodone.

5. Which of the following news events does Fife note in the paper before he leaves for Vermont?
(a) A firebombing at Neiman Marcus in Dallas.
(b) A firebombing at Macy’s in Dallas.
(c) A firebombing at Macy’s in New York.
(d) A firebombing at Junior’s in New York.

6. Which of the following is noted as Amy’s hair color?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

7. As which of the following does Renée refer to Emma?
(a) Madame Fife.
(b) Madame Flynn.
(c) Miss Emma.
(d) Mrs. Fife.

8. Which of the following is Alicia’s trust officer?
(a) Mr. Hyde.
(b) Mr. Fixit.
(c) Mr. Keefe.
(d) Mr. Georgia.

9. Which of the following pet-names does Fife’s son have for his grandmother?
(a) Mawmaw.
(b) Gammaw.
(c) Oma.
(d) Meema.

10. The comment that “She says it with the authority of a grade-school teacher” (5) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

11. Which of the following is noted as a servant in the Chapman home?
(a) Consuela.
(b) Renée.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Susannah.

12. From which of the following groups does Renée hail?
(a) Haitian.
(b) Creole.
(c) Cajun.
(d) Dominican.

13. 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) Analogy.
(c) Tautology.
(d) Conceit.

14. How old does Sloan note being?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

15. Which of the following does Fife eat for breakfast before heading to Vermont?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Eggs Benedict.
(c) Toast and jam.
(d) Biscuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which of the following times is Fife scheduled to leave for Washington?

2. Which of the following companies do the Chapmans own?

3. Which of the following headlines does Fife note as he reads in Washington National Airport?

4. In which of the following countries does Fife falsely claim to Amy he lived?

5. At which of the following has Fife accepted an academic position?

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