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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

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

3. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

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

5. What does Frank say New York is divided into?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."

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

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

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

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

7. What do Frank and Alan do two months before their big case is supposed to be tried, and why do people tell them it is a bad idea?

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

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

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

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