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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Confused.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Pleased.

3. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(b) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(c) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(d) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.

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

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

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

7. 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 amusing.
(b) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.
(c) The furniture is likely stolen.
(d) The furniture is of poor quality.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?

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

3. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?

4. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

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

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