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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 is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She threatens to call her parents.
(c) She asks Frank for money.
(d) She instantly refuses.

2. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her sophistication.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her voice.

3. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He pretends to know her parents.
(b) He picks up her fallen school books.
(c) He offers her sweets.
(d) He asks her for directions.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?

3. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?

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

5. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?

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