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

2. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(b) Get married again.
(c) Hire a private detective.
(d) Move somewhere cheaper.

3. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
(a) She does not want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.
(b) She does not think she would be able to do the job.
(c) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(d) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.

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

5. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?
(a) It is predominantly Italian.
(b) It is full of law offices.
(c) It is expensive.
(d) It is dangerous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

2. 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)?

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

4. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?

5. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?

(see the answer key)

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