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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?
(a) It is exclusive.
(b) It is inexpensive.
(c) It attracts a young clientele.
(d) It is loud inside.

2. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Move somewhere cheaper.
(b) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(c) Hire a private detective.
(d) Get married again.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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