The Assistant | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?

November.

2. What is Morris Bober's job?

Grocer.

3. What time does Morris arrive at the store?

Ten after six.

4. Where is the old woman from?

Poland.

5. What does the old woman want?

Rolls.

6. What does Nick Fuso do for a living?

Mechanic.

7. How much does Nick spend in the store every morning?

Twenty cents.

8. How old is the girl who enters the store?

Ten.

9. What is the final amount for the drunk woman's debt to Morris?

$1.61.

10. How long has Morris had the store?

Twenty-one years.

11. What color is Nick's sweater?

Green.

12. Who is Otto Vogel?

The meat man.

13. What habit does Ida nag Morris about?

Smoking.

14. How old is Ida?

Fifty-one.

15. What does Ida hope Karp will do?

Buy the store.