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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the allusion to Frik and Frak imply about how the higher-ups at their firm see Alan and Frank?
(a) They are almost invisible.
(b) They are seen as determined.
(c) They are seen as one entity.
(d) They are considered inept.

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

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

5. What is implied when Brenda meets "a handsome Dutchman who worked for a bank" (30)?
(a) Brenda is cheating on Frank, but he not invested in their relationship enough to notice.
(b) Brenda has always been more interested in finding a rich man than finding true love.
(c) Brenda is looking for a house for her and Frank to live in outside the city.
(d) Frank is more focused on the case than on Brenda, so she finds a different boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of company is Hardmann Roe?

2. On the summer night when Alan and Frank go to Brenda's apartment, why do they end up missing her party?

3. What is the name of the firm where Frank and Alan begin their legal careers?

4. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "funny" in "In those days they were living in apartments with funny furniture" (25)?

5. Who is Camille?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is similar and what is different about Frank's and Alan's fathers?

2. What angers Frank so much at the bar and restaurant called "Jack's'?

3. Who is Nan Christie, and what is her relationship to Frank?

4. What is "Hardmann Roe," and what role does it play in shaping Frank's and Alan's careers?

5. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?

6. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?

7. How does Nan react when Frank tells her his theory about the difference between men and women?

8. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?

9. What do Frank and Alan do two months before their big case is supposed to be tried, and why do people tell them it is a bad idea?

10. On page 29, what does Brenda say about "thin-lipped women," and how does Frank respond?

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