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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "American Express" pages 25-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?
(a) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.
(b) The furniture is amusing.
(c) The furniture is likely stolen.
(d) The furniture is of poor quality.

2. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
(a) She does not think she would be able to do the job.
(b) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(c) She does not want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.
(d) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.

3. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Move somewhere cheaper.
(b) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(c) Get married again.
(d) Hire a private detective.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank say New York is divided into?

2. Who is Camille?

3. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?

4. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

5. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

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