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

2. What is the narrator implying about Brenda's discussion of her children with the comment "The first act was over.... Now came the plot" (37)?
(a) Brenda is not being honest about what great kids her daughters are.
(b) Brenda was just using the discussion of her children to introduce her real objective.
(c) Brenda is no longer interested in her children--they are part of a past she wants to leave behind.
(d) Brenda has something she is afraid to tell Frank and is killing time by talking about her children.

3. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) The firm pays them a large bonus to work on the case.
(b) They are assigned to much better offices while they work on the case.
(c) Working on this case earns them a lot of respect.
(d) They are isolated from the daily workings of the firm.

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

5. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
(a) A fancy watch.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?

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

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

5. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?

(see the answer key)

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