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

2. How does Frank strike up a conversation with Eda?
(a) He pretends to know her parents.
(b) He asks her for directions.
(c) He offers her sweets.
(d) He picks up her fallen school books.

3. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?
(a) The furniture is likely stolen.
(b) The furniture is of poor quality.
(c) The furniture is amusing.
(d) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.

4. At what time of year are Frank and Alan in Venice?
(a) The very beginning of fall.
(b) Midsummer.
(c) The very end of spring.
(d) Late in the fall.

5. What is the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
(a) Part of their law practice.
(b) Their dog.
(c) Their child.
(d) The apartment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?

3. When Alan wonders, "Giotto--what would that mean to her?" what does "Giotto" refer to (39)?

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

5. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

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