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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. What does the detail of Eda's trembling in Frank's hotel room indicate?
2. Where is Eda when they first see her?
3. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?
4. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?
5. Which detail conveys Frank's continued attractiveness to women despite his age?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's explanation of the situation with Alan, and how does Frank treat her decision?
2. When Frank and Alan are leaving a Spoleto restaurant with Eda between them, what does the clerk say, and what is his meaning?
3. What does Brenda suggest to Frank about New York, and what is it implied that she is hinting about?
4. What does the narrative imply happens between Alan and Eda on the night before the story ends, and what is Alan's reaction to it in the morning?
5. When the second part of the story opens, where are Alan and Frank, and who is with them?
6. In the hotel bar in Spoleto, what does Alan tell Frank about Europe, and what is Frank's response?
7. What happens between Frank and Eda in his hotel room?
8. Whom do Frank and Alan meet in Arezzo, and how do they meet her?
9. What does Frank decide not to tell Alan about his conversation with Eda, and why?
10. What has happened in Brenda's life since she and Frank broke up?
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 characterization of Frank in "American Express." Defend your ideas with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Look up some characteristic examples of Impressionist paintings. Then, write an essay that compares Salter's writing style to the visual style of Impressionist painting. Use examples from the text to support your claims, and cite outside sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that examines both the causes and consequences of Frank's restlessness. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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