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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. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?
(a) Books.
(b) Wine.
(c) A painting.
(d) Fruit.

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

3. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(b) Life in New York City.
(c) The legal profession in general.
(d) The Hardmann Roe case.

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

5. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) There are bigots on the jury.
(b) The judge is corrupt.
(c) The defendant is guilty.
(d) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

3. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?

4. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?

5. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?

(see the answer key)

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