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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. 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 want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.
(c) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(d) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.

2. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?
(a) "They don't know what's good for them."
(b) "They think they are."
(c) "Let them find me, then."
(d) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."

3. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?
(a) Whether Frank is really his friend.
(b) Whether there is something missing inside Frank.
(c) Whether Frank is secretly insecure.
(d) Whether Frank knows how to make himself happy.

4. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?
(a) "A thirteen-year-old."
(b) "A dropped stone."
(c) "A huge dog."
(d) "A rocket to the moon."

5. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her sophistication.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

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

3. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?

4. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?

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

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