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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 news events does Fife note in the paper before he leaves for Vermont?
(a) The Democratic National Convention.
(b) The moon landing.
(c) Vice President Humphrey being in town.
(d) The death of Harry S Truman.

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

3. 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) Tautology.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

4. 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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

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

6. In which of the following publications does Fife publish reviews and essays?
(a) Journal.
(b) Times.
(c) Gazette.
(d) Daily.

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

8. At which of the following publishing houses had Fife thought to publish his first novel?
(a) Knopf.
(b) Penguin.
(c) Random House.
(d) Ballantine.

9. Which of the following does Fife note as being among his earlier airplane trips?
(a) Richmond to El Salvador.
(b) Richmond to Belize.
(c) Richmond to Mexico.
(d) Richmond to Costa Rica.

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

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

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

13. Which of the following does Malcolm note is Fife’s first film?
(a) In the Mister.
(b) From the Mist.
(c) In the Stone.
(d) In the Mist.

14. Which of the following medications does Fife note taking?
(a) Taxotere.
(b) Narcan.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Alleve.

15. At which of the following times is Fife scheduled to leave for Boston?
(a) 10:03 a.m.
(b) 11:30 a.m.
(c) 9:15 a.m.
(d) 1:20 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following times does Fife report expecting his flight from Richmond to Washington to take?

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

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

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

5. Approximately how tall is Renée described as being?

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