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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 mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Frank.

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

3. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her sophistication.

4. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(b) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.
(c) He is starving and there is no food left.
(d) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

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

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

4. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?

5. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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