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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 dog.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her handbag.

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

4. 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.

5. 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) Asyndeton.
(d) Litotes.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

12. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They were not actually invited.
(b) They have been working late.
(c) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(d) They have been out drinking.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

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

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

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

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

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