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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 accents does Fife note his father has?
(a) Mid-Atlantic.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) Quebecois.
(d) Tidewater.
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. Which of the following instruments does Fife report Amanda plays?
(a) Drums.
(b) Bass.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.
4. How old does Sloan note being?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 22.
5. At which of the following times is Fife aware of being filmed in Washington National Airport?
(a) 11:14 a.m.
(b) 10:48 a.m.
(c) 10:35 a.m.
(d) 11:01 a.m.
Short Answer Questions
1. In which of the following cities does Fife live?
2. Which of the following times does Fife report expecting his flight from Richmond to Washington to take?
3. In which of the following states does Fife note getting married?
4. On which of the following dates does Fife note his desire to leave the United States first emerge?
5. Fife’s comment that “he’s one of those exploratory robotic spacecraft that somehow slip past the gravitational fields of all nine planets in the solar system and never orbit or crash into anything, and eventually they sail out of the solar system, blown by the solar wind beyond the heliosphere into deep space” (71) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the weather on the day of the interview described?
2. Where does Fife sit on his flight to Boston, and why?
3. How is Vincent described as he is introduced?
4. What advice does Emma have for Malcolm concerning the lucidity of Fife’s narration?
5. Why does Fife tell Emma he has to confess to her in front of witnesses rather than in private?
6. What reason does Fife note Emma has for sleeping in a separate bedroom from him?
7. What reasons does Emma give to try to persuade Fife that giving the interview is unwise?
8. How does Fife describe Malcolm’s cinematic standing?
9. From what source do the Chapmans have money?
10. What reasons do the Chapmans give for offering Fife a business position?
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