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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. Who is Camille?
(a) Alan's mother.
(b) Alan's wife.
(c) Alan's sister.
(d) Alan's child.

2. 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.

3. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?
(a) A championship game.
(b) Their fathers' high expectations.
(c) Being students.
(d) Their questions about whether law is the right career.

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

5. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Confused.

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. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

3. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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