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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. To which of the following does Nick Dafina take Fife for drinks?
(a) Happy Jack’s.
(b) Big Bertha’s.
(c) Sad Jack’s.
(d) Happy John’s.

2. Which of the following are reportedly visible from Stanley’s home?
(a) Appalachian Mountains.
(b) Allegheny Mountains.
(c) Rocky Mountains.
(d) Green Mountains.

3. Which of the following does Fife order when eating with Nick Dafina?
(a) Roast beef sandwich.
(b) Egg salad sandwich.
(c) Omelet and potatoes.
(d) Blue plate special.

4. Which of the following does Fife note passing when he returns to his hometown on the way to Vermont?
(a) JC Penney.
(b) Men’s Wearhouse.
(c) Brooks Brothers.
(d) TJ Maxx.

5. Which of the following is the subject of Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?
(a) Cardinal Burke.
(b) Bishop Johnson.
(c) Monsignor McPhee.
(d) Bishop McCann.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “It’s like a coastal marsh between the land and the sea” (179) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following does Nick Dafina drive?

3. At which of the following times does Fife note the bars close?

4. Which of the following is quoted in Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?

5. Which of the following does Fife note passing when he returns to his hometown on the way to Vermont?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fife muse that the film crew will gain from their project?

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

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

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

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

6. What items does Fife note having in his briefcase in Boston after being separated from his luggage?

7. What reasons does Fife give Alicia that his marriage to Amy was wrong?

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

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

10. How is Stanley’s house described?

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