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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. Who is Camille?
2. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
3. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
4. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
5. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?
2. What angers Frank so much at the bar and restaurant called "Jack's'?
3. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?
4. In what way is Alan's reaction to Nan different from Frank's?
5. How does Nan react when Frank tells her his theory about the difference between men and women?
6. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?
7. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."
8. Who is Nan Christie, and what is her relationship to Frank?
9. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?
10. What major event happens in Alan's life at Christmastime the year that Frank meets Nan, and how does Alan feel about it?
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 alcohol in "American Express." Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the role of self-absorption in Frank's and Alan's lives. In what ways does it both help and hinder them? Do they both possess this characteristic to the same degree? Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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