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

2. Where is Alan's family from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Cleveland.

3. 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 physically attractive.
(d) She is angry about something.

4. Who is Camille?
(a) Alan's mother.
(b) Alan's sister.
(c) Alan's child.
(d) Alan's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?

2. What does Frank like about Brenda?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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