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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As which of the following genres does Fife describe the narrative he gives on camera?
(a) Sermon.
(b) Lyric.
(c) Bildungsroman.
(d) Epic.

2. Which of the following are reportedly visible from Stanley’s home?
(a) Allegheny Mountains.
(b) Green Mountains.
(c) Appalachian Mountains.
(d) Rocky Mountains.

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

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

5. The comment that “They are a chain of three islands, tied together, yet separate, an archipelago” (153) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Tautology.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

6. Which of the following does Fife smell on Sloan’s breath?
(a) Mint juleps.
(b) Breathmints.
(c) Mint toothpaste.
(d) Citrus toothpaste.

7. Which of the following denies the guilty party accommodations in Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?
(a) Alice Cooper.
(b) WEB Du Bois.
(c) Alicia Chapman.
(d) Alice Dubois.

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

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

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

11. Which of the following does Fife note is his surgeon?
(a) McKenna.
(b) Schultz.
(c) Verdi.
(d) Ramirez.

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

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

14. 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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Tautology.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

15. 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) Irony.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Hyperbole.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. For which of the following holidays does Fife note to Amy they are expected to visit his parents?

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

4. Which of the following does Fife note is his oncologist?

5. To which of the following does Fife compare his teenaged self and Nick Dafina’s?

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