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

2. Where did Frank take Alan and Brenda in Paris?
(a) A museum.
(b) The ballet.
(c) A cabaret.
(d) The opera.

3. What does Frank like about Brenda?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her sophistication.
(c) Her voice.
(d) Her intelligence.

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

5. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?
(a) More.
(b) Later.
(c) Enough.
(d) Please.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?

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

3. Which is the best description of the husband and wife conversation that Frank mimics?

4. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?

5. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?

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