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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?
2. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
3. Who is Camille?
4. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
5. What is Alan's family's religious background?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?
2. What is the outcome of Frank and Alan's big case, and how does it impact their careers?
3. In what way is Alan's reaction to Nan different from Frank's?
4. What is similar and what is different about Frank's and Alan's fathers?
5. What angers Frank so much at the bar and restaurant called "Jack's'?
6. On page 29, what does Brenda say about "thin-lipped women," and how does Frank respond?
7. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?
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. What is "Hardmann Roe," and what role does it play in shaping Frank's and Alan's careers?
10. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze how material possessions are used as a symbolic motif in "American Express." Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that analyzes how and why Salter adapts the third-person point of view to shift perspective from one character to another. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Are Frank and Alan happy with their lives and achievements? Write an essay that uses evidence from the text to support a claim about whether either man understands how to make himself truly happy.
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