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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "American Express" pages 25-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Alan.
(c) Nan.
(d) Frank.

3. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?
(a) Epistrophe.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Asyndeton.
(d) Epizeuxis.

4. How long do Frank and Alan work on the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?
(a) It is inexpensive.
(b) It attracts a young clientele.
(c) It is exclusive.
(d) It is loud inside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?

2. Who is Camille?

3. What does Nan say is the cause of her life "made up of disappointments" (32)?

4. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?

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

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