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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Fife note as an earlier name of Plymouth Bay?
(a) Champlain Bay.
(b) Cape St. Louis Harbor.
(c) Pring Inlet.
(d) Holyoke Harbor.

2. In which of the following countries does Fife falsely claim to Amy he lived?
(a) Finland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

3. Which of the following fellowships does Fife receive?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

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

5. In which of the following brands do the Chapmans prefer to dress?
(a) Joseph Abboud.
(b) Brooks Brothers.
(c) Hugo Boss.
(d) Calvin Klein.

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

7. 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 himself and the world by means of language.”
(c) “A man committed to understanding nothing by the means of language.”
(d) “A man with a child bride and listening friends.”

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

9. In which of the following cities does Fife live?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Chattanooga.
(d) Arlington.

10. Which of the following is noted as a servant in the Chapman home?
(a) Leticia.
(b) Amy.
(c) Sally.
(d) Renée.

11. Which of the following companies do the Chapmans own?
(a) Doctor Bronner’s.
(b) Doctor Todd’s.
(c) Doctor Pepper’s.
(d) Doctor Scholl’s.

12. The comment that “It’s in English, but he has no understanding of the words. It’s as if they’re in Russian or Serbian” (76) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

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

14. Which of the following times does Fife report expecting his flight from Richmond to Washington to take?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Two hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) An hour and a half.

15. In which of the following does Fife meet Ralph Denis?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Ottawa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is noted to be the original residents of the building where Fife lives?

2. To which of the following does Fife attribute the idea that “there’s no there there” (72)?

3. At which of the following did Fife study as a graduate student?

4. At which of the following times is Fife scheduled to leave for Boston?

5. On which of the following dates does Fife note his desire to leave the United States first emerge?

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