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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?
(a) Being students.
(b) A championship game.
(c) Their fathers' high expectations.
(d) Their questions about whether law is the right career.

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

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

4. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?
(a) Brenda has always been more interested in finding a rich man than finding true love.
(b) Frank is more focused on the case than on Brenda, so she finds a different boyfriend.
(c) Brenda is cheating on Frank, but he not invested in their relationship enough to notice.
(d) Brenda is looking for a house for her and Frank to live in outside the city.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

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

14. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?
(a) Whether Frank is secretly insecure.
(b) Whether Frank is really his friend.
(c) Whether Frank knows how to make himself happy.
(d) Whether there is something missing inside Frank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?

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

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

4. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

5. What does Frank like about Brenda?

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