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

2. What kind of coffee does Frank ask Brenda about?
(a) Cappuccino.
(b) Latte.
(c) Americano.
(d) Espresso.

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

4. 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 determined.
(b) They are seen as one entity.
(c) They are almost invisible.
(d) They are considered inept.

5. What is playing on the car radio when Frank and Alan first give Eda a ride?
(a) A story about the murder of a priest.
(b) An Italian opera.
(c) American big band music.
(d) A story about the Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does working on the Hardmann Roe case remind Frank and Alan of?

2. What does Frank say New York is divided into?

3. In Padua, where does Alan go for a walk by himself in the early morning?

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

5. When Frank tells Alan that he can drive Brenda to Rome himself, what does Brenda tell Frank?

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