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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. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?
(a) He missed seeing a woman he is interested in.
(b) He is starving and there is no food left.
(c) He does not enjoy being alone with Frank and Brenda.
(d) He was hoping to get to know some senior partners better.

2. On page 30, what is being compared to an "infinite forest, the trunks and vines blocking out the light"?
(a) The legal profession in general.
(b) The Hardmann Roe case.
(c) Life in New York City.
(d) Frank and Alan's relationship.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?

3. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?

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

5. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?

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