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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 Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A toady."
(b) "A zero."
(c) "A sneak."
(d) "A lightweight."

2. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(b) They were not actually invited.
(c) They have been out drinking.
(d) They have been working late.

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

4. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?
(a) That he is a lawyer even in his personal life.
(b) That one day Alan will get fed up with him.
(c) That he should have become a politician.
(d) That he has no idea how to treat women.

5. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?
(a) Late in the fall.
(b) Midsummer.
(c) The very beginning of fall.
(d) The very end of spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied has happened to Eda at the end of the story?

2. 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)?

3. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?

4. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?

5. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?

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