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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. 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 sexually available.
(b) She is uncomfortably warm.
(c) She is angry about something.
(d) She is physically attractive.

2. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?
(a) An alumni magazine.
(b) The view from his balcony.
(c) A legal passage dealing with spousal support.
(d) His Biedermeier desk.

3. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.
(b) The judge is corrupt.
(c) The defendant is guilty.
(d) There are bigots on the jury.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?

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

3. What is Alan's family's religious background?

4. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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