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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. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(b) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(c) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(d) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.

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

3. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?
(a) Alan's wife.
(b) Brenda's mother.
(c) Brenda's sister.
(d) Alan's child.

4. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) Haves and have-nots.
(b) People on their way up and people on their way down.
(c) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.
(d) Lawyers and clients.

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

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. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?

3. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?

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

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

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