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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following does Fife expect to place a poetry review?
(a) Raleigh News and Observer.
(b) Raleigh Daily Times.
(c) Durham News and Observer.
(d) Pembroke News and Observer.

2. Which of the following banks is recommended to Fife?
(a) First Vermont.
(b) Chittenden.
(c) Bear and Stearns.
(d) First National.

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

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

5. Which of the following does Fife propose to purchase in Strafford?
(a) A massage.
(b) A street map.
(c) A cheeseburger.
(d) A local directory.

6. Until which of the following times does Fife note Feeney’s stays open?
(a) Midnight.
(b) One a.m.
(c) Two a.m.
(d) Three a.m.

7. On which of the following roads does Fife leave Boston?
(a) Route 93.
(b) Highway 30.
(c) Interstate 10.
(d) Route 66.

8. Which of the following does Fife smell on Sloan’s breath?
(a) Burnt ends.
(b) Burnt tobacco.
(c) Chewing tobacco.
(d) Burnt coffee.

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

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

11. At which of the following do Fife and Nick Dafina work while on their teenaged roadtrip?
(a) An auto body shop.
(b) A Mexican restaurant.
(c) A cattle ranch.
(d) A German restaurant.

12. The comment that Joan Baez “was like their Joan of Arc riding up on her white horse to inspire them and validate their plight” (130-31) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

14. Which of the following does Fife note driving in St. Petersburg?
(a) Chevrolet.
(b) Studebaker.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

15. Which of the following constellations does Fife note as he enters Vermont?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) Cygnus.
(c) Orion.
(d) Lyra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Onto which of the following roads does Fife turn unthinkingly, heading to his hometown?

2. The comment that “They move slowly and with great care, as if their bodies are made of cracked glass” (209) offers an example of which of the following?

3. To which of the following does Fife arrange to have his luggage delivered?

4. From which of the following does Paul Swenson report hailing?

5. At which of the following locations does Fife note his father worked?

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