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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 the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) Their dog.
(b) Their child.
(c) Part of their law practice.
(d) The apartment.

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

3. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Personification.
(c) Asyndeton.
(d) Metaphor.

4. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?
(a) "They don't know what's good for them."
(b) "They think they are."
(c) "Let them find me, then."
(d) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."

5. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Epistrophe.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Asyndeton.

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. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

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

4. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?

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

(see the answer key)

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