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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) The judge is corrupt.
(c) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.
(d) There are bigots on the jury.

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

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

4. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A drug company.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A large manufacturer.
(d) A lobbying group.

5. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?
(a) It is predominantly Italian.
(b) It is dangerous.
(c) It is expensive.
(d) It is full of law offices.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?

5. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

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