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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 implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?
(a) Brenda has always been more interested in finding a rich man than finding true love.
(b) Brenda is looking for a house for her and Frank to live in outside the city.
(c) Frank is more focused on the case than on Brenda, so she finds a different boyfriend.
(d) Brenda is cheating on Frank, but he not invested in their relationship enough to notice.

2. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?
(a) Its friendliness.
(b) Its age.
(c) Its foreignness.
(d) Its beauty.

3. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.
(b) Haves and have-nots.
(c) Lawyers and clients.
(d) People on their way up and people on their way down.

4. What kind of car is Frank driving in the opening of the story's second part?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Renault.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Rolls Royce.

5. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?
(a) The birds outside the restaurant.
(b) A stain on his lapel.
(c) The overly familiar waiter.
(d) A beautiful Swedish woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

2. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?

3. 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)?

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

5. What has Frank been shopping for while in Italy?

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