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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is the defense attorney in Fife’s work on priestly misconduct?
2. To which of the following does Fife declare an intention to go to Cuba?
3. About which of the following does Fife ask Nick Dafina as they return to their hometown together?
4. Which of the following are reportedly visible from Stanley’s home?
5. With which of the following does Fife note Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau was reported to be involved?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Malcolm note he means to keep in his film Fife’s narration about dropping out of college?
2. What features of Boston does Fife recognize as his plane from Washington arrives in that city?
3. What are Nick Dafina’s military plans?
4. When Fife is asked about Joan Baez and Malcolm comments, “That’s a heartbreaker, man” (130), to what does Fife note the comment refers?
5. What items does Fife note having in his briefcase in Boston after being separated from his luggage?
6. What causes Fife to come to a sudden stop as he drives out of Boston?
7. How does Fife explain his teenaged road trip with Nick Dafina as “clean and honorable” (188-89)?
8. What does Fife muse that the film crew will gain from their project?
9. Describe the accommodations Fife details at the end of his teenaged roadtrip with Nick Dafina.
10. Why does Fife note having felt suspicious as he leaves the bank with the deposit check from Alicia’s trust fund?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is noted that “Leonard Fife claimed to be a refugee” (12). Does the novel bear out that claim? How or how not?
Essay Topic 2
Sources attest to the presence of Foregone on several best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Ultimately, is Fife a sympathetic protagonist or not? How does the novel present him as such?
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