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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. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Life in New York City.
(b) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(c) The legal profession in general.
(d) The Hardmann Roe case.

2. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?
(a) Playful.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Banal.
(d) Earnest.

3. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?
(a) Her upbringing.
(b) Falling in love with the wrong people.
(c) Staying in New York instead of returning to Nashville.
(d) Her lack of education.

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

5. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
(a) The behavior of the German hotel manager's girlfriend.
(b) The comments of the border guards as they cross into Como.
(c) The behavior of the Italian countesses in Venice.
(d) The comments of the employees at the coffee place in Como.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?

2. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

3. Where is Alan's family from?

4. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?

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

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