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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 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) Their fathers' high expectations.
(d) A championship game.

2. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(b) They were not actually invited.
(c) They have been working late.
(d) They have been out drinking.

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

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

5. Why does Frank buy postcards in Arezzo?
(a) For Alan to send to his daughter.
(b) To send to Brenda.
(c) To send to Nan.
(d) To send to clients.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?

2. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?

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

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

5. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?

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