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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. At which of the following times is Fife scheduled to leave for Boston?
(a) 10:03 a.m.
(b) 9:15 a.m.
(c) 11:30 a.m.
(d) 1:20 p.m.

2. At which of the following times is Fife scheduled to leave for Washington?
(a) 1:20 p.m.
(b) 11:30 a.m.
(c) 9:15 a.m.
(d) 10:03 a.m.

3. Which of the following does Fife note as being among his earlier airplane trips?
(a) Richmond to El Salvador.
(b) Richmond to Mexico.
(c) Richmond to Belize.
(d) Richmond to Costa Rica.

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

5. Which of the following is noted as Amy’s favorite book?
(a) Heidi.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Swiss Family Robinson.
(d) Black Stallion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fife’s son’s middle name?

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

3. Which of the following headlines does Fife note as he reads in Washington National Airport?

4. The comment that “we’re only going to shoot your beautiful, brooding bald head” (10) offers an example of which of the following?

5. As which of the following does Fife define “a Writer,” as he had imagined himself being (80)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Fife note for deciding against the Chapmans’ offer?

2. What reasons does Fife give for having married Amy?

3. What idea does Fife advance in his colonial American literature class, and why is it flawed?

4. What reasons does Alicia give in favor of Fife refusing the Chapmans’ offer?

5. Why does Fife tell Emma he has to confess to her in front of witnesses rather than in private?

6. Where does Fife sit on his flight to Boston, and why?

7. From what source do the Chapmans have money?

8. What distinction does the novel make between immigrants and refugees?

9. What technique does Fife use to overcome panic aboard the plane?

10. How does Amanda surprise Fife when she returns to her living room before their first assignation?

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