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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 implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(b) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(c) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(d) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.

2. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) The firm pays them a large bonus to work on the case.
(b) They are isolated from the daily workings of the firm.
(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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?

2. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

3. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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