2. 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) The apartment.
(c) Their dog.
(d) Their child.

3. 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) Epizeuxis.
(d) Litotes.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Alan.
(b) Nan.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Frank.

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

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

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

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

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

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