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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 does Nan bring as a gift to the man who invites her over for tea?
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 the one thing that Frank advises Alan he should not let his wife take in the divorce?
4. What is implied about having offices "near the copying machines" (29)?
5. What is Frank referring to when he asks Brenda what she is going to do with "that beautiful struma" (27)?
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. What is the difference in Frank's and Alan's attitudes toward marriage?
3. On page 29, what does Brenda say about "thin-lipped women," and how does Frank respond?
4. What is the outcome of Frank and Alan's big case, and how does it impact their careers?
5. What is the story that Nan Christie tells Frank about trying to find someone to date and marry?
6. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."
7. What does Frank tell Nan is the difference between men and women?
8. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?
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. How does Nan react when Frank tells her his theory about the difference between men and women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the significance of the medical imagery in "American Express." Be sure to defend your assertions with quoted textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the role of the law in "American Express." Be sure to support your assertions with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that examines both the causes and consequences of Frank's restlessness. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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