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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Fife attribute the idea that “there’s no there there” (72)?
(a) hooks.
(b) Stein.
(c) Friedan.
(d) Butler.

2. Which of the following is noted as Amy’s favorite book?
(a) Black Stallion.
(b) Swiss Family Robinson.
(c) Heidi.
(d) Little Women.

3. Which of the following languages does Fife speak?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

4. Which of the following is Alicia’s middle name?
(a) Rose.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Lily.
(d) Violet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following flights does Fife take from Washington to Boston?

2. As which of the following denominations does Fife claim to Amy he was raised?

3. From which of the following sources does the epigraph at the beginning of the book come?

4. Which of the following perfumes does Alicia wear?

5. Which of the following is noted as a servant in the Chapman home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Fife give for appreciating the sounds of jet engines from inside the plane?

2. What reasons does Fife give for having married Amy?

3. What reasons does Fife note for deciding against the Chapmans’ offer?

4. How does Fife describe Malcolm’s cinematic standing?

5. What reasons does Alicia give in favor of Fife accepting the Chapmans’ offer?

6. What objection do the Chapmans initially raise to Fife’s son’s name?

7. How is the weather on the day of the interview described?

8. Why does Fife tell Emma he has to confess to her in front of witnesses rather than in private?

9. Where does Fife sit on his flight to Boston, and why?

10. Who, per Fife, is Howard Levy, and why is he imprisoned?

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