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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 the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are considered inept.
(b) They are seen as determined.
(c) They are seen as one entity.
(d) They are almost invisible.

2. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?
(a) Alan's child.
(b) Brenda's mother.
(c) Alan's wife.
(d) Brenda's sister.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?

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

3. Where is Alan's family from?

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

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

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