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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 detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
(a) The behavior of the Italian countesses in Venice.
(b) The comments of the employees at the coffee place in Como.
(c) The behavior of the German hotel manager's girlfriend.
(d) The comments of the border guards as they cross into Como.

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

3. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He offers her sweets.
(b) He asks her for directions.
(c) He picks up her fallen school books.
(d) He pretends to know her parents.

4. 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.

5. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A lobbying group.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A drug company.
(d) A large manufacturer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Brenda heading to Rome?

3. What does Frank like about Brenda?

4. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?

(see the answer key)

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