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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. What reason does Renée give for thinking she would like the Disney version of Pinocchio?
(a) She likes fairy tales.
(b) She believes in the resurrection.
(c) She does not believe in the resurrection.
(d) She likes musical movies.

2. How old does Fife note Amy was when he married her?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

3. How old does Fife note Amy was when he met her?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

4. Who is noted to be the original residents of the building where Fife lives?
(a) Little Franciscan Sisters of Mary.
(b) Little Franciscan Brothers of Joseph.
(c) Big Franciscan Sisters of Mary.
(d) Little Dominican Sisters of Mary.

5. Which of the following terms do Emma and others use to describe Fife’s mental and narrative meanderings?
(a) Consternation.
(b) Consideration.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Confabulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fife’s comment that “he’s one of those exploratory robotic spacecraft that somehow slip past the gravitational fields of all nine planets in the solar system and never orbit or crash into anything, and eventually they sail out of the solar system, blown by the solar wind beyond the heliosphere into deep space” (71) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following is the subject of Fife’s doctoral dissertaton?

3. Which of the following does Fife note as an earlier name of Plymouth Bay?

4. Which of the following is noted as Amy’s favorite book?

5. At which of the following schools is Fife reported to have taught?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Fife give for appreciating the sounds of jet engines from inside the plane?

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

3. What objection do the Chapmans initially raise to Fife’s son’s name?

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

5. What reasons does Fife give for wanting to escape life with Amy in Boston?

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

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

8. How does Fife describe Malcolm’s cinematic standing?

9. What reasons does Alicia give in favor of Fife accepting the Chapmans’ offer?

10. What reason does Fife give to Amy for not having previously told her about his past?

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