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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 the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) Their child.
(b) Part of their law practice.
(c) The apartment.
(d) Their dog.

2. Where is Eda when they first see her?
(a) Riding in her parents' car.
(b) Working at the hotel desk.
(c) Selling jewelry in the market.
(d) Coming through an arch near a church.

3. How does Frank feel when he smells leaf smoke on the way to Florence?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Confused.

4. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Metonymy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

2. Where is Alan's family from?

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

4. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?

5. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?

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