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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. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?
(a) Radiant.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Angelic.
(d) Pure.

2. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's snobbery.
(b) Frank's success.
(c) Frank's insecurity.
(d) Frank's good taste.

3. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?
(a) Abbott, Yeardley.
(b) Cook, Hopewell.
(c) Denton, Meyer.
(d) Weyland, Braun.

4. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her handbag.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her neck.

5. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?
(a) That one day Alan will get fed up with him.
(b) That he is a lawyer even in his personal life.
(c) That he has no idea how to treat women.
(d) That he should have become a politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?

2. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?

3. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?

4. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?

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

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