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

2. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?
(a) "A thirteen-year-old."
(b) "A rocket to the moon."
(c) "A huge dog."
(d) "A dropped stone."

3. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Asyndeton.

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

5. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A lightweight."
(b) "A sneak."
(c) "A zero."
(d) "A toady."

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?

2. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

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

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

5. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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