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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 Joan Baez “was like their Joan of Arc riding up on her white horse to inspire them and validate their plight” (130-31) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

2. Which of the following cars does Nick Dafina note having driven on the teenaged road trip with Fife?
(a) Ford Mustang.
(b) Plymouth Sedan.
(c) Oldsmobile 88.
(d) Dodge Charger.

3. Which of the following are reportedly visible from Stanley’s home?
(a) Flint Hills.
(b) Ozarks.
(c) Berkshires.
(d) Ouachitas.

4. To which of the following does Nick Dafina compare his teenaged self and Fife’s?
(a) Holden Caulfield.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) Raych Selden.
(d) Jack Kerouac.

5. To which of the following does Malcolm compare Fife?
(a) Peart.
(b) Trudeau.
(c) Gould.
(d) Dion.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following is Sloan’s hair described?

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

3. At which of the following theaters does Fife note having watched a movie with his high-school girlfriend?

4. For which of the following holidays does Fife note to Amy they are expected to visit his parents?

5. From which of the following colleges did a teenage Fife flee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. With what interviewing technique does Malcolm credit Fife?

7. What are Nick Dafina’s military plans?

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

9. How is Stanley’s house described?

10. Describe the accommodations Fife details at the end of his teenaged roadtrip with Nick Dafina.

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