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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 films is Fife reputed to have inspired?

2. In which of the following states does Fife note getting married?

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

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

5. Which of the following agrees with Emma that Malcolm should stop pressing Fife to expand on his novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What reason does Fife note Emma has for sleeping in a separate bedroom from him?

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

9. What reasons does Fife note for feeling sorry for Diana?

10. What advice does Emma have for Malcolm concerning the lucidity of Fife’s narration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ultimately, is Fife a sympathetic protagonist or not? How does the novel present him as such?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are given full names; others are given only one name, or none. What is signified by the relative number of names, and how is the significance presented?

Essay Topic 3

Fife asks “Why are women more honest than men?” and refers to Sloan and to the women he has loved as examples (38). Does the novel bear out the underlying assumption that women are more honest than men? How or how not?

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