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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "American Express" pages 35-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are seen as one entity.
(b) They are seen as determined.
(c) They are almost invisible.
(d) They are considered inept.

2. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) The judge is corrupt.
(b) The defendant is guilty.
(c) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.
(d) There are bigots on the jury.

3. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?
(a) A museum.
(b) The grounds of a church.
(c) Along the river.
(d) The market.

4. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Frank.
(d) Her sister.

5. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Epistrophe.
(d) Litotes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?

2. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?

3. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?

4. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

5. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?

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