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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.
(b) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.
(c) He is starving and there is no food left.
(d) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.

3. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?
(a) "They think they are."
(b) "Let them find me, then."
(c) "They don't know what's good for them."
(d) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."

4. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?
(a) Frank.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her handbag.
(d) Her neck.

6. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?
(a) Cook, Hopewell.
(b) Weyland, Braun.
(c) Abbott, Yeardley.
(d) Denton, Meyer.

7. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Frank.
(b) Alan.
(c) Nan.
(d) Brenda.

8. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(b) The Hardmann Roe case.
(c) The legal profession in general.
(d) Life in New York City.

9. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?
(a) Brenda's sister.
(b) Brenda's mother.
(c) Alan's child.
(d) Alan's wife.

10. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are almost invisible.
(b) They are seen as determined.
(c) They are seen as one entity.
(d) They are considered inept.

11. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) About 6 years.
(c) About 4 years.
(d) About 8 years.

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

13. 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.

14. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Asyndeton.

15. Where is Alan's family from?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Hartford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank like about Brenda?

2. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?

3. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?

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

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?

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