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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 does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?
(a) Fruit.
(b) A painting.
(c) Wine.
(d) Books.

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

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

4. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?
(a) Abbott, Yeardley.
(b) Weyland, Braun.
(c) Cook, Hopewell.
(d) Denton, Meyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

4. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?

5. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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