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

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

3. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Hire a private detective.
(b) Move somewhere cheaper.
(c) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(d) Get married again.

4. 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.

5. What is Alan's family's religious background?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?

2. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

3. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?

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

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

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