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

2. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A drug company.
(b) A large manufacturer.
(c) A lobbying group.
(d) A law firm.

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

4. Why are most of the things that they see while window shopping in Florence unsuitable for Eda?
(a) They are meant for upper class women.
(b) They are meant for adult women.
(c) They are meant for tourists.
(d) They are meant for furnishing a home.

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's good taste.
(b) Frank's snobbery.
(c) Frank's success.
(d) Frank's insecurity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank like about Brenda?

2. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?

3. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?

4. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?

5. What does Eda's father do for a living?

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