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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 rental cars is Fife obliged to accept?
(a) Plymouth sedan.
(b) Barracuda.
(c) Mustang.
(d) Ford F-150.

2. The comment that Alicia’s belly “will lie in puddles, a collapsed tent” (233) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. From which of the following colleges did a teenage Fife flee?
(a) Goddard.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Rumford.
(d) Boston.

4. Which of the following is the name of Fife’s mother?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Ruth.

5. To which of the following does Nick Dafina take Fife for drinks?
(a) Happy John’s.
(b) Sad Jack’s.
(c) Happy Jack’s.
(d) Big Bertha’s.

6. About which of the following does Malcolm ask Fife?
(a) Kerrville Folk Festival.
(b) Philadelphia Folk Festival.
(c) Sisters Folk Festival.
(d) Mariposa Folk Festival.

7. On what date does Fife resign from employment with Varney?
(a) 12/22/58.
(b) 12/24/60.
(c) 12/21/57.
(d) 12/23/59.

8. To which of the following does Malcolm compare Fife?
(a) Peart.
(b) Dion.
(c) Gould.
(d) Trudeau.

9. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?
(a) Cary Lozano.
(b) Harry Roberto.
(c) Larry Guillermo.
(d) Gary Tercero.

10. Onto which of the following roads does Fife turn unthinkingly, heading to his hometown?
(a) The Fairway.
(b) The Fenway.
(c) The Fellsway.
(d) The Fallsway.

11. In which month does Fife report arriving in St. Petersburg?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) January.

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

13. Which of the following does Fife illicitly purchase while on his teenaged road-trip with Nick Dafina?
(a) Southern Comfort.
(b) Mickey’s.
(c) Mad Dog.
(d) Thunderbird.

14. Which of the following are reportedly visible from Stanley’s home?
(a) Ouachitas.
(b) Ozarks.
(c) Flint Hills.
(d) Berkshires.

15. Which of the following does Fife note was his hourly pay in his hometown?
(a) $1.25.
(b) $1.45.
(c) $1.35.
(d) $1.15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Fife note Emma was awarded a master's degree?

2. To which of the following does Fife declare an intention to go to Cuba?

3. To which of the following does Malcolm compare Fife?

4. Which of the following does Fife smell on Sloan’s breath?

5. The comment about Straford that it is “the reverse side of the coin that bears the ghetto on its face” (125) offers an example of which of the following?

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