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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following publishing houses had Fife thought to publish his first novel?
(a) Knopf.
(b) Random House.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Ballantine.

2. The comment that “It’s in English, but he has no understanding of the words. It’s as if they’re in Russian or Serbian” (76) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

3. Which of the following instruments does Fife report Amanda plays?
(a) Drums.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Bass.
(d) Piano.

4. Which of the following is the subject of Fife’s doctoral dissertaton?
(a) Crane.
(b) Frost.
(c) Melville.
(d) Hawthorne.

5. Which of the following does Fife note as an earlier name of Plymouth Bay?
(a) Champlain Bay.
(b) Whitson Bay.
(c) Pring Inlet.
(d) Boston Harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Sloan note being?

2. Which of the following makes of car does Fife take before leaving for Vermont?

3. Who is noted to be the original residents of the building where Fife lives?

4. To which of the following does Fife attribute the idea that “there’s no there there” (72)?

5. In which of the following publications does Fife publish reviews and essays?

(see the answer key)

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