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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. What is the narrator implying about Brenda's discussion of her children with the comment "The first act was over.... Now came the plot" (37)?
(a) Brenda is not being honest about what great kids her daughters are.
(b) Brenda was just using the discussion of her children to introduce her real objective.
(c) Brenda is no longer interested in her children--they are part of a past she wants to leave behind.
(d) Brenda has something she is afraid to tell Frank and is killing time by talking about her children.

2. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) They are isolated from the daily workings of the firm.
(b) The firm pays them a large bonus to work on the case.
(c) They are assigned to much better offices while they work on the case.
(d) Working on this case earns them a lot of respect.

3. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A toady."
(b) "A sneak."
(c) "A lightweight."
(d) "A zero."

4. 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 much of the man she would be working for.
(d) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.

5. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Latte.
(b) Americano.
(c) Espresso.
(d) Cappuccino.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?

4. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?

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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