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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. When Nan asks for Frank's help renegotiating her divorce settlement, what advice does he give her?
(a) Get married again.
(b) Hire a private detective.
(c) Pretend that your ex-husband was abusive.
(d) Move somewhere cheaper.

2. What technique is used in the sentence "In the morning in stale darkness the subways shrieked" (26)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Asyndeton.

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

4. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
(a) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(b) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(c) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.
(d) The presence of secretaries making copies is distracting for Frank and Alan.

5. What does Frank offer Eda while they are in the car riding around Arezzo?
(a) A fancy watch.
(b) Money.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied by the detail of the woman "dressed for dinner" getting out of a taxi in the morning outside Alan and Frank's hotel (39)?

2. On the night of Brenda's party, how long has Alan been in New York?

3. Where is Alan's family from?

4. Why does Frank buy postcards in Arezzo?

5. How long have Frank and Alan planned to be in Europe?

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