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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 "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Asyndeton.
(c) Personification.
(d) Cacophony.

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

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

4. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Frank.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her sophistication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?

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

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

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)?

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