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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 are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's insecurity.
(b) Frank's success.
(c) Frank's snobbery.
(d) Frank's good taste.

2. How does Brenda seem to feel about Frank and Alan missing her party?
(a) Pleased.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Confused.

3. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?
(a) An alumni magazine.
(b) The view from his balcony.
(c) A legal passage dealing with spousal support.
(d) His Biedermeier desk.

4. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?
(a) "A dropped stone."
(b) "A thirteen-year-old."
(c) "A huge dog."
(d) "A rocket to the moon."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?

3. Who is Camille?

4. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?

5. In the restaurant in Spoleto, what is Frank distracted by?

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