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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 full of law offices.
(b) It is predominantly Italian.
(c) It is expensive.
(d) It is dangerous.

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

3. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) Part of their law practice.
(b) Their child.
(c) Their dog.
(d) The apartment.

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

5. 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 considered inept.
(c) They are seen as determined.
(d) They are seen as one entity.

6. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?
(a) The furniture is of poor quality.
(b) The furniture is amusing.
(c) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.
(d) The furniture is likely stolen.

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

8. 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 physically attractive.
(c) She is sexually available.
(d) She is uncomfortably warm.

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

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

11. What is Alan's family's religious background?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Muslim.

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

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

14. 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.

15. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Asyndeton.
(b) Epistrophe.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Epizeuxis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?

3. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?

4. Who is Camille?

5. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?

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