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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 likely true about the Century Club?
2. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
3. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
4. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
5. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "Hardmann Roe," and what role does it play in shaping Frank's and Alan's careers?
2. What major event happens in Alan's life at Christmastime the year that Frank meets Nan, and how does Alan feel about it?
3. How does Nan react when Frank tells her his theory about the difference between men and women?
4. On page 29, what does Brenda say about "thin-lipped women," and how does Frank respond?
5. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?
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. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?
9. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."
10. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of references to religion in "American Express." Support your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Read some passages of Ernest Hemingway's writing and read about what critics view as the hallmarks of his style. Then, write an essay in which you compare and contrast his style with Salter's. Use quoted textual evidence from both Salter and Hemingway to support your claims, and cite sources in MLA format.
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