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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. Which of the following films is Fife reputed to have inspired?
(a) Apocalypse Now.
(b) Watchmen.
(c) Creation Now.
(d) Apocalypse Then.

2. To which filmmaker’s work does Emma compare Fife’s?
(a) Kubrick.
(b) Coppola.
(c) Vertov.
(d) Burns.

3. As which of the following denominations does Fife claim to Amy he was raised?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Presbyterian.

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

5. Approximately how tall is Renée described as being?
(a) Seven feet.
(b) Five feet.
(c) Two meters.
(d) Six feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following accents does Fife note his father has?

2. The comment that “She says it with the authority of a grade-school teacher” (5) offers an example of which of the following?

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

4. At which of the following did Fife study as an undergraduate?

5. At which of the following did Fife study as a graduate student?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What technique does Fife use to overcome panic aboard the plane?

3. What reasons does Emma give to try to persuade Fife that giving the interview is unwise?

4. What reasons does Fife give for wanting to escape life with Amy in Boston?

5. What reasons do the Chapmans give for offering Fife a business position?

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

7. What distinction does the novel make between immigrants and refugees?

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

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

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

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