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

2. From context, which is a reasonable interpretation of the simile "They had separate rooms, like staterooms, like passengers on a fading boat" (36)?
(a) Europe is a boring place to visit.
(b) Europe is a snobby and elitist place.
(c) Brenda, Frank, and Alan are getting older.
(d) Brenda, Frank, and Alan no longer enjoy each other's company.

3. Where is Alan's family from?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Hartford.

4. Why is Brenda heading to Rome?
(a) Rome is where her flight to New York is leaving from.
(b) Rome is where she is supposed to meet an old friend.
(c) Rome is where she is thinking of moving.
(d) Rome is where her mother and daughters are waiting for her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Eda's reaction to Frank's suggestion that she be "shared" between him and Alan?

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

4. What is the English translation of the word "Basta" (41)?

5. To what is Brenda compared when she leaps from Frank's arms on page 27?

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