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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "American Express" pages 35-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her handbag.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her neck.

2. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) Life in New York City.
(b) The Hardmann Roe case.
(c) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(d) The legal profession in general.

3. What is the narrator implying about Brenda's discussion of her children with the comment "The first act was over.... Now came the plot" (37)?
(a) Brenda is no longer interested in her children--they are part of a past she wants to leave behind.
(b) Brenda has something she is afraid to tell Frank and is killing time by talking about her children.
(c) Brenda was just using the discussion of her children to introduce her real objective.
(d) Brenda is not being honest about what great kids her daughters are.

4. Which word is twice used to describe the way Eda looks?
(a) Angelic.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Radiant.
(d) Pure.

5. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?
(a) It is full of law offices.
(b) It is predominantly Italian.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) It is expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?

2. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?

3. As Alan rides through the countryside outside Venice and as he walks around Padua, what seems to impress him most about Italy?

4. What is Alan's family's religious background?

5. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?

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