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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 is implied by the detail of the woman "dressed for dinner" getting out of a taxi in the morning outside Alan and Frank's hotel (39)?
(a) Italians are more relaxed about time.
(b) She has been out all night.
(c) Italy has different clothing standards.
(d) Alan's eyesight is poor.

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. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A large manufacturer.
(b) A lobbying group.
(c) A drug company.
(d) A law firm.

4. What does Eda's father do for a living?
(a) Sell cars.
(b) Raise chickens.
(c) Masonry.
(d) Restore furniture.

5. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?
(a) About 4 years.
(b) About 6 years.
(c) About 2 years.
(d) About 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?

2. Who is Camille?

3. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?

4. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?

5. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?

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