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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. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Alan.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Nan.
(d) Frank.

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

3. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
(a) Money.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) A fancy watch.

4. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?
(a) Earnest.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Banal.
(d) Playful.

5. 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 was just using the discussion of her children to introduce her real objective.
(b) Brenda is no longer interested in her children--they are part of a past she wants to leave behind.
(c) Brenda is not being honest about what great kids her daughters are.
(d) Brenda has something she is afraid to tell Frank and is killing time by talking about her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?

2. In the sentence, "The blue car of the carabiniere lazed past," what does the word "carabiniere" mean (39)?

3. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?

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

5. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?

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