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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. In which of the following does Fife meet Ralph Denis?
(a) Ottawa.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Vancouver.

2. The comment that “he was unable to speak from that gap and had to cry out, like a mountain climber fallen into a glacial crevasse” (108) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. What is Fife’s son’s middle name?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Benjamin.

4. Which of the following fellowships does Fife receive?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

5. In which of the following states does Fife note getting married?
(a) Florida.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following publications does Fife publish reviews and essays?

2. Who is noted to be the original residents of the building where Fife lives?

3. Which of the following serves the Chapmans as a secretary?

4. Approximately how tall is Renée described as being?

5. Which of the following does Malcolm note is Fife’s first film?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Alicia give in favor of Fife refusing the Chapmans’ offer?

2. What idea does Fife advance in his colonial American literature class, and why is it flawed?

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

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

5. What advice does Emma have for Malcolm concerning the lucidity of Fife’s narration?

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

7. From what source do the Chapmans have money?

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

9. How does Amanda surprise Fife when she returns to her living room before their first assignation?

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

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