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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "American Express" pages 35-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?
(a) Near Lugano.
(b) Near Como.
(c) Near Padua.
(d) Near Spoleto.

2. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?
(a) He would like to see Eda again.
(b) Eda is a beautiful girl.
(c) Frank's behavior is immoral.
(d) It will land them in trouble.

3. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?
(a) She has been abandoned in Spoleto.
(b) She has been coerced into sleeping with Alan.
(c) She has left Frank for Alan.
(d) She has gone home to her parents.

4. 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 one entity.
(c) They are almost invisible.
(d) They are seen as determined.

5. What has Frank been shopping for while in Italy?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Art.
(d) Jewelry and watches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?

2. What does Eda's father do for a living?

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

4. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?

5. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?

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