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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. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Frank.
(d) Her mother.

2. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Life in New York City.
(b) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(c) The Hardmann Roe case.
(d) The legal profession in general.

3. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
(a) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.
(b) She does not want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.
(c) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(d) She does not think she would be able to do the job.

4. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) People on their way up and people on their way down.
(b) Haves and have-nots.
(c) Lawyers and clients.
(d) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.

5. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?
(a) Their questions about whether law is the right career.
(b) Their fathers' high expectations.
(c) Being students.
(d) A championship game.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Frank like about Brenda?

3. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?

4. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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