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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. 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?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

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

3. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?
(a) Evelyn Rose.
(b) Uma Poppy.
(c) Anna Laurel.
(d) Orinoco Violet.

4. At which of the following times does Fife note the bars close?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

5. Which of the following banks is recommended to Fife?
(a) First Vermont.
(b) Bear and Stearns.
(c) Chittenden.
(d) First National.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following judges features in Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?

2. To which of the following does Fife declare an intention to go to Cuba?

3. In which of the following does Fife intend to purchase a house?

4. From which of the following does Paul Swenson report hailing?

5. Which of the following jobs does Fife note working in St. Petersburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What features of Boston does Fife recognize as his plane from Washington arrives in that city?

2. With what interviewing technique does Malcolm credit Fife?

3. How does Fife explain his teenaged road trip with Nick Dafina as “clean and honorable” (188-89)?

4. Why does Fife note having felt suspicious as he leaves the bank with the deposit check from Alicia’s trust fund?

5. What does Fife note as a primary Sunday occupation in St. Petersburg?

6. What apprehension does Fife face as he parks in front of a pharmacy in his hometown?

7. What does Fife note is his common public image?

8. Why does Fife muse Malcolm and Diana do not care about his account of his life?

9. How does Fife differentiate biography from autobiography or interview?

10. What sentence is noted for the guilty party in Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?

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