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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 implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
(a) The defendant is guilty.
(b) There are bigots on the jury.
(c) The judge is corrupt.
(d) Alan's father is unprepared for the trial.

2. In what way do Frank and Alan become "like the old partners" at the firm because of the Hardmann Roe case?
(a) They are isolated from the daily workings of the firm.
(b) Working on this case earns them a lot of respect.
(c) They are assigned to much better offices while they work on the case.
(d) The firm pays them a large bonus to work on the case.

3. 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 secretly insecure.
(d) Whether Frank is really his friend.

4. What is Alan's family's religious background?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Catholic.

5. On page 35, when Alan tells Frank that the women he likes are all looking for someone like Frank, what does Frank reply?
(a) "They think they are."
(b) "They don't know what's good for them."
(c) "Alan, we're the same, you and me."
(d) "Let them find me, then."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

2. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?

3. What technique is used in the sentence, "Which was what made them inseparable, the hours of work, the lyric, the dreams" (26)?

4. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

5. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?

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