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

2. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?
(a) Whether there is something missing inside Frank.
(b) Whether Frank knows how to make himself happy.
(c) Whether Frank is really his friend.
(d) Whether Frank is secretly insecure.

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

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

5. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are seen as one entity.
(b) They are considered inept.
(c) They are almost invisible.
(d) They are seen as determined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?

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

3. What does Frank like about Brenda?

4. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

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

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