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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?

3. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

4. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. On page 29, what does Brenda say about "thin-lipped women," and how does Frank respond?

2. What major event happens in Alan's life at Christmastime the year that Frank meets Nan, and how does Alan feel about it?

3. Who is Nan Christie, and what is her relationship to Frank?

4. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?

5. What is the outcome of Frank and Alan's big case, and how does it impact their careers?

6. What is similar and what is different about Frank's and Alan's fathers?

7. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?

8. What angers Frank so much at the bar and restaurant called "Jack's'?

9. In what way is Alan's reaction to Nan different from Frank's?

10. How does Nan react when Frank tells her his theory about the difference between men and women?

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