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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. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Confused.
(d) Ashamed.

2. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?
(a) Falling in love with the wrong people.
(b) Staying in New York instead of returning to Nashville.
(c) Her upbringing.
(d) Her lack of education.

3. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(b) The Hardmann Roe case.
(c) Life in New York City.
(d) The legal profession in general.

4. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?
(a) Please.
(b) Enough.
(c) More.
(d) Later.

5. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?
(a) A museum.
(b) The ballet.
(c) A cabaret.
(d) The opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?

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

3. Why does Frank buy postcards in Arezzo?

4. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?

5. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?

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