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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. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

2. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A zero."
(b) "A lightweight."
(c) "A toady."
(d) "A sneak."

3. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?
(a) She is angry about something.
(b) She is sexually available.
(c) She is uncomfortably warm.
(d) She is physically attractive.

4. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Latte.
(b) Cappuccino.
(c) Americano.
(d) Espresso.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?

3. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

4. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?

5. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

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