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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "American Express" pages 25-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(b) Hire a private detective.
(c) Move somewhere cheaper.
(d) Get married again.

2. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Epistrophe.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Asyndeton.

3. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are considered inept.
(b) They are seen as determined.
(c) They are almost invisible.
(d) They are seen as one entity.

4. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) People on their way up and people on their way down.
(b) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.
(c) Lawyers and clients.
(d) Haves and have-nots.

5. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(b) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(c) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(d) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?

2. What does Frank like about Brenda?

3. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

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

5. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

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