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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 Alicia’s belly “will lie in puddles, a collapsed tent” (233) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

2. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?
(a) Harry Roberto.
(b) Larry Guillermo.
(c) Gary Tercero.
(d) Cary Lozano.

3. Which of the following does Fife note was his grandfather’s name?
(a) Venerable Bede.
(b) Paul Swenson.
(c) Samuel Beede.
(d) Samuel Clemens.

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

5. Which of the following scholarships does Fife receive?
(a) Armistice Memorial Alumni.
(b) War Memorial Alumni.
(c) Lincoln Memorial Alumni.
(d) Attucks Memorial Alumni.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To which of the following books does Fife refer?

4. To which of the following does Nick Dafina take Fife for drinks?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What comments are made regarding Fife’s dormitory room in his first collegiate attempt?

2. How does Fife define innocence?

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

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

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

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

7. When Fife is asked about Joan Baez and Malcolm comments, “That’s a heartbreaker, man” (130), to what does Fife note the comment refers?

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

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

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

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