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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a logical inference about who "Hopie" is?
2. What is implied in the discussion of the case that Alan's father tries "in another part of the state" (25)?
3. What is Alan's family's religious background?
4. At the end of the story's first section, what is Alan trying to decide about Frank?
5. From context, what is the best interpretation of the word "hot" in Alan's comment about the new receptionist: "She's hot" (26)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is similar and what is different about Frank's and Alan's fathers?
3. Who is Nan Christie, and what is her relationship to Frank?
4. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?
5. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?
6. What is the outcome of Frank and Alan's big case, and how does it impact their careers?
7. What is "Hardmann Roe," and what role does it play in shaping Frank's and Alan's careers?
8. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?
9. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."
10. What angers Frank so much at the bar and restaurant called "Jack's'?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes a claim about the purpose of including Alan in the story--why not just make the story about Frank, and leave Alan out entirely? Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that examines both the causes and consequences of Frank's restlessness. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of alcohol in "American Express." Support your assertions with evidence from the text.
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