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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer 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) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

2. The comment that “It’s like a coastal marsh between the land and the sea” (179) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. Which of the following does Fife note driving in St. Petersburg?
(a) Chevrolet.
(b) Ford.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Studebaker.

4. Until which of the following times does Fife note Feeney’s stays open?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Three a.m.
(c) Two a.m.
(d) One a.m.

5. As which of the following is Sloan’s hair described?
(a) Chestnut-colored.
(b) Sorrel-colored.
(c) Palomino-colored.
(d) Dun-colored.

6. As which of the following genres does Fife describe the narrative he gives on camera?
(a) Epic.
(b) Lyric.
(c) Sermon.
(d) Bildungsroman.

7. From which of the following does Paul Swenson report hailing?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Missouri.

8. About which of the following does Malcolm ask Fife?
(a) Sisters Folk Festival.
(b) Kerrville Folk Festival.
(c) Philadelphia Folk Festival.
(d) Mariposa Folk Festival.

9. To which of the following does Fife arrange to have his luggage delivered?
(a) Montpelier.
(b) Strafford.
(c) Boston.
(d) Richmond

10. Which of the following does Nick Dafina drive?
(a) Barracuda.
(b) Ford F-150.
(c) Mustang.
(d) Plymouth sedan.

11. On which of the following roads does Fife leave Boston?
(a) Interstate 10.
(b) Highway 30.
(c) Route 66.
(d) Route 93.

12. 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) TJ Maxx.
(d) Men’s Wearhouse.

13. In which of the following does Fife expect to place a poetry review?
(a) Durham News and Observer.
(b) Raleigh News and Observer.
(c) Raleigh Daily Times.
(d) Pembroke News and Observer.

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

15. The comment about Straford that it is “the reverse side of the coin that bears the ghetto on its face” (125) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Tautology.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following jobs does Fife note working in St. Petersburg?

2. Which of the following does Fife note had been a girlfriend in his hometown?

3. Which of the following does Fife note was his hourly pay in his hometown?

4. The comment that “They are a chain of three islands, tied together, yet separate, an archipelago” (153) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does Fife illicitly purchase while on his teenaged road-trip with Nick Dafina?

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