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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 does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?
(a) Staying in New York instead of returning to Nashville.
(b) Falling in love with the wrong people.
(c) Her upbringing.
(d) Her lack of education.

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) Frank and Alan's relationship.
(c) The Hardmann Roe case.
(d) The legal profession in general.

3. Where is Alan's family from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Chicago.

4. What does Alan notice about Frank when Frank gets out of the car with Eda after they drop her off?
(a) Frank looks upset by what Eda is saying.
(b) Frank's hair is thinning.
(c) Frank is getting thick around his waist.
(d) Frank's tweed jacket has a price tag on it.

5. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?
(a) Frank.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Camille?

2. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?

3. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

4. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

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

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