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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 were not actually invited.
(c) They have been out drinking.
(d) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?
(a) His Biedermeier desk.
(b) The view from his balcony.
(c) A legal passage dealing with spousal support.
(d) An alumni magazine.

10. 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 is starving and there is no food left.
(c) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(d) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.

11. 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.

12. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?
(a) Her lack of education.
(b) Staying in New York instead of returning to Nashville.
(c) Her upbringing.
(d) Falling in love with the wrong people.

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

14. 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 is cheating on Frank, but he not invested in their relationship enough to notice.
(c) Brenda has always been more interested in finding a rich man than finding true love.
(d) Frank is more focused on the case than on Brenda, so she finds a different boyfriend.

15. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.
(b) Haves and have-nots.
(c) Lawyers and clients.
(d) People on their way up and people on their way down.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?

2. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?

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

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

5. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?

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