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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 when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?
(a) Frank is more focused on the case than on Brenda, so she finds a different boyfriend.
(b) Brenda is looking for a house for her and Frank to live in outside the city.
(c) Brenda is cheating on Frank, but he not invested in their relationship enough to notice.
(d) Brenda has always been more interested in finding a rich man than finding true love.

2. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They were not actually invited.
(b) They have been out drinking.
(c) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(d) They have been working late.

3. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A sneak."
(b) "A zero."
(c) "A toady."
(d) "A lightweight."

4. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
(a) She does not think she would be able to do the job.
(b) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.
(c) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(d) She does not want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.

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

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

3. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

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

5. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?

(see the answer key)

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