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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 misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(b) They were not actually invited.
(c) They have been out drinking.
(d) They have been working late.

2. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?
(a) "A dropped stone."
(b) "A thirteen-year-old."
(c) "A huge dog."
(d) "A rocket to the moon."

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

4. Why is Brenda heading to Rome?
(a) Rome is where she is thinking of moving.
(b) Rome is where her mother and daughters are waiting for her.
(c) Rome is where her flight to New York is leaving from.
(d) Rome is where she is supposed to meet an old friend.

5. Who is Camille?
(a) Alan's mother.
(b) Alan's sister.
(c) Alan's wife.
(d) Alan's child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Alan's family from?

3. 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)?

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

5. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?

(see the answer key)

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