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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) Fruit.
(c) A painting.
(d) Wine.

2. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?
(a) It is exclusive.
(b) It is inexpensive.
(c) It is loud inside.
(d) It attracts a young clientele.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?

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

3. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?

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

5. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?

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