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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Frank feel about Jews?
(a) He despises them.
(b) He does not trust them.
(c) He is curious about them.
(d) He likes them.

2. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

3. What does Morris do because of his suspicions?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Fires Frank.
(c) Tells Frank about what it means to be Jewish.
(d) Gives Frank a raise.

4. Where does Frank Alpine say he is living?
(a) On the street.
(b) In the trainyard.
(c) In a hostel.
(d) With his sister.

5. According to Morris, what kills the small man?
(a) The big man.
(b) Lack of ambition.
(c) The flu.
(d) The chain store.

6. What does Frank want to get rid of?
(a) The memories of his childhood.
(b) His problems with alcohol.
(c) Morris.
(d) His gun.

7. What does Morris average for the last two weeks in December?
(a) $340.
(b) $140.
(c) $180.
(d) $190.

8. What does the old woman want?
(a) Rye bread.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Bagels.
(d) Rolls.

9. What does Helen do before going to bed?
(a) Practices the piano.
(b) Takes a shower.
(c) Pays a visit to Frank.
(d) Makes her lunch for the coming day.

10. What is the final amount for the drunk woman's debt to Morris?
(a) $3.25.
(b) $12.02.
(c) $1.61.
(d) $2.03.

11. What book is Helen reading on the subway?
(a) The Oddessy.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Don Quixote.
(d) Moby Dick.

12. What happens to Betty Pearl?
(a) She is run over by a streetcar.
(b) She gets engaged.
(c) She gets cancer.
(d) She is mugged.

13. What time does Helen come home at night?
(a) Four-thirty.
(b) Quarter to six.
(c) Ten after seven.
(d) Half past five.

14. Who does Frank think about a lot?
(a) Helen.
(b) Tessie.
(c) Morris.
(d) Ida.

15. What does Ida say will happen because of Frank?
(a) A catastrophe.
(b) A miracle.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A big pile of nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in the picture that catches Frank Alpine's eye?

2. How does Frank feel about what he does?

3. What does Frank have trouble doing?

4. What type of car does Louis Karp drive?

5. What does Nick Fuso do for a living?

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