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

2. Which character is identified as being in an "intermediate state though looking assured" (31)?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Nan.
(c) Frank.
(d) Alan.

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

4. What are the details of the thick towels, Biedermeier desk, and private school meant to convey?
(a) Frank's success.
(b) Frank's insecurity.
(c) Frank's snobbery.
(d) Frank's good taste.

5. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her handbag.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Frank like about Brenda?

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

4. With whom does Brenda go on a trip to Hawaii?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What major event happens in Alan's life at Christmastime the year that Frank meets Nan, and how does Alan feel about it?

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

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

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

5. What is the outcome of Frank and Alan's big case, and how does it impact their careers?

6. In what way is Alan's reaction to Nan different from Frank's?

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

8. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?

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

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

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