Sixty-Five-Year-Old Ruth Stops Speaking to Search Her Memory for the Name

question 68

Multiple Choice

Sixty-five-year-old Ruth stops speaking to search her memory for the name of her daughter's dog, which she is confident she knows well. This is an example of

• A) metaphor.
• B) dementia.
• C) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.
• D) satire.

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