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

2. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Epistrophe.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Asyndeton.

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

4. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They have been out drinking.
(b) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(c) They were not actually invited.
(d) They have been working late.

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)?
(a) The furniture is of poor quality.
(b) The furniture is amusing.
(c) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.
(d) The furniture is likely stolen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?

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

3. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

4. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

5. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?

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