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

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

3. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.
(b) He is starving and there is no food left.
(c) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(d) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?

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

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

4. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?

10. What is "Hardmann Roe," and what role does it play in shaping Frank's and Alan's careers?

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