American Express Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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American Express Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her sophistication.
(d) Her sense of humor.

4. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) There are bigots on the jury.
(b) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.
(c) The defendant is guilty.
(d) The judge is corrupt.

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

6. 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 almost invisible.
(c) They are seen as determined.
(d) They are seen as one entity.

7. 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."

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

9. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?
(a) About 4 years.
(b) About 8 years.
(c) About 2 years.
(d) About 6 years.

10. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) They are assigned to much better offices while they work on the case.
(b) Working on this case earns them a lot of respect.
(c) The firm pays them a large bonus to work on the case.
(d) They are isolated from the daily workings of the firm.

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

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

13. 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 angry about something.
(d) She is sexually available.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?

2. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

3. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?

4. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?

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