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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 of poor quality.
(b) The furniture is likely stolen.
(c) The furniture is amusing.
(d) The furniture gives people a strange feeling.

3. What does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?
(a) A painting.
(b) Wine.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Books.

4. 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) The noise makes Frank and Alan less productive.
(c) It indicates Frank and Alan's low status.
(d) It allows Frank and Alan to hear all of the office gossip.

5. From context, what can be inferred about the neighborhood of Bryant Park?
(a) It is full of law offices.
(b) It is predominantly Italian.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) It is expensive.

6. When Alan is talking about his divorce, what does Frank interrupt him to show him?
(a) His Biedermeier desk.
(b) The view from his balcony.
(c) An alumni magazine.
(d) A legal passage dealing with spousal support.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What does Frank say New York is divided into?
(a) Haves and have-nots.
(b) Lawyers and clients.
(c) People on their way up and people on their way down.
(d) People born in the city and people born elsewhere.

11. What is Alan's page 33 assessment of Cummings, their classmate who now serves in Congress?
(a) "A sneak."
(b) "A toady."
(c) "A zero."
(d) "A lightweight."

12. From context, what is likely true about the Century Club?
(a) It is exclusive.
(b) It is inexpensive.
(c) It attracts a young clientele.
(d) It is loud inside.

13. Why does Brenda not want to take the promotion she has been offered?
(a) She does not think it would be a good idea to be working so closely with Frank.
(b) She does not think she would be able to do the job.
(c) She does not want to move to the Washington, D.C. office.
(d) She does not think much of the man she would be working for.

14. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?
(a) She is physically attractive.
(b) She is angry about something.
(c) She is uncomfortably warm.
(d) She is sexually available.

15. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?
(a) They misunderstood when it was supposed to start.
(b) They have been out drinking.
(c) They were not actually invited.
(d) They have been working late.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alan and Frank miss Brenda's party, what is Alan disappointed about?

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

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

4. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?

5. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?

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