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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 the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They were not actually invited.
(b) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(c) They have been out drinking.
(d) They have been working late.

2. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 years.

3. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) The defendant is guilty.
(b) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.
(c) The judge is corrupt.
(d) There are bigots on the jury.

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

5. What technique is used in the sentence, "On the curtained upper floors the legs of countesses uncoiled, slithering on the sheets like a serpent" (38)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Sibilance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Eda give for refusing to go to Florence with Frank and Alan?

2. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?

3. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?

4. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?

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

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