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

2. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?
(a) Whether Frank is really his friend.
(b) Whether there is something missing inside Frank.
(c) Whether Frank knows how to make himself happy.
(d) Whether Frank is secretly insecure.

3. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?
(a) Falling in love with the wrong people.
(b) Her upbringing.
(c) Her lack of education.
(d) Staying in New York instead of returning to Nashville.

4. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?
(a) The view from his balcony.
(b) His Biedermeier desk.
(c) An alumni magazine.
(d) A legal passage dealing with spousal support.

5. Who is Camille?
(a) Alan's sister.
(b) Alan's wife.
(c) Alan's mother.
(d) Alan's child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Alan's family from?

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

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

5. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?

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