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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A lobbying group.
(b) A large manufacturer.
(c) A law firm.
(d) A drug company.

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

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) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."
(b) "They don't know what's good for them."
(c) "Let them find me, then."
(d) "They think they are."

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?
(a) Wine.
(b) A painting.
(c) Books.
(d) Fruit.

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

9. 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 uncomfortably warm.
(b) She is physically attractive.
(c) She is sexually available.
(d) She is angry about something.

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 considered inept.
(b) They are seen as one entity.
(c) They are seen as determined.
(d) They are almost invisible.

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

12. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's good taste.
(b) Frank's insecurity.
(c) Frank's success.
(d) Frank's snobbery.

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

14. 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 much of the man she would be working for.
(c) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(d) She does not think she would be able to do the job.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

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

4. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?

5. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?

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