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

2. To which of the following does Fife arrange to have his luggage delivered?
(a) Strafford.
(b) Montpelier.
(c) Boston.
(d) Richmond

3. Which of the following rivers does Fife note crossing on his way into Vermont?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Hudson.
(c) Delaware.
(d) St. Lawrence.

4. Which of the following does Fife note driving in St. Petersburg?
(a) Ford.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Studebaker.
(d) Dodge.

5. The comment about Straford that it is “the reverse side of the coin that bears the ghetto on its face” (125) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Tautology.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Fife note is his surgeon?

2. Which of the following scholarships does Fife receive?

3. Which of the following constellations does Fife note as he enters Vermont?

4. At which of the following does Fife note Stanley had attended school?

5. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Fife define innocence?

3. How does Malcolm note Fife’s filming of Joan Baez and others at her headline event differs from other depictions?

4. With what interviewing technique does Malcolm credit Fife?

5. What are Nick Dafina’s military plans?

6. How does Fife describe Amy’s reaction to Boston?

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

8. What causes Fife to come to a sudden stop as he drives out of Boston?

9. What does Fife muse that Renée does for him?

10. Why does Malcolm note he means to keep in his film Fife’s narration about dropping out of college?

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