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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 kind of company is Hardmann Roe?
(a) A lobbying group.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A drug company.
(d) A large manufacturer.

2. What is ironic about the setting around Frank when he calls Eda about going to Florence?
(a) He is still at the same hotel where he had her in his room just the night before.
(b) He is sitting in a room with other children innocently playing cards while their mothers talk nearby.
(c) The same porter that he had to bribe the night before is the one who placed the call.
(d) Alan is nearby but has no idea that Frank plans to invite Eda along with them to Florence.

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 is not being honest about what great kids her daughters are.
(c) Brenda has something she is afraid to tell Frank and is killing time by talking about her children.
(d) Brenda was just using the discussion of her children to introduce her real objective.

4. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) About 4 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) About 6 years.

5. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(b) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.
(c) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.
(d) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?

2. After they drop Eda off, what does Alan say to Frank about the encounter?

3. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

4. Where are Frank, Alan, and Brenda at the beginning of Part 2?

5. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?

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