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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "American Express" pages 35-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He is starving and there is no food left.
(b) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(c) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.
(d) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.

2. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) The apartment.
(b) Their child.
(c) Their dog.
(d) Part of their law practice.

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

4. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?
(a) A religious site.
(b) A river.
(c) A painter.
(d) A town.

5. What is Alan's family's religious background?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?

2. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?

3. Where is Eda when they first see her?

4. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?

5. What reason does Eda give for refusing to go to Florence with Frank and Alan?

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