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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 are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's good taste.
(b) Frank's insecurity.
(c) Frank's success.
(d) Frank's snobbery.

2. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) About 6 years.
(c) About 4 years.
(d) About 8 years.

3. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?
(a) Cook, Hopewell.
(b) Abbott, Yeardley.
(c) Weyland, Braun.
(d) Denton, Meyer.

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

5. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Confused.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Pleased.

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?

2. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

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

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

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

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