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

2. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) Part of their law practice.
(b) Their dog.
(c) Their child.
(d) The apartment.

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

4. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(b) He is starving and there is no food left.
(c) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.
(d) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.

5. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?
(a) "Let them find me, then."
(b) "They think they are."
(c) "They don't know what's good for them."
(d) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?

2. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

3. Who is Camille?

4. What does Frank say New York is divided into?

5. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?

(see the answer key)

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