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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Helen visit the library every week?
(a) Once.
(b) Seven times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

2. What is the name of the old Polish woman's dog?
(a) Poilisheh.
(b) Pauly.
(c) Polachaya.
(d) Poland.

3. What did doctors find in Morris' lungs?
(a) Dry spots.
(b) Tumors.
(c) Fluid.
(d) Scar tissue.

4. What does Louis say Helen makes him do?
(a) Despair.
(b) Go crazy.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Become distracted.

5. What does Morris get from across the street?
(a) A present for Frank.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) A haircut.
(d) A bottle of wine.

6. What virtue is very important to Frank?
(a) Humility.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Valor.
(d) Generosity.

7. Where is the old woman from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Russia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Ukraine.

8. How long has Morris had the store?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Twenty-one years.
(c) His entire life.
(d) Thirty months.

9. What hours does Frank work in the store?
(a) Seven to seven.
(b) Eight to eight.
(c) Five to five.
(d) Six to six.

10. How many rooms does the Bober flat have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

11. What does Frank have trouble doing?
(a) Remembering Helen's name.
(b) Deciding whether or not he should date a Jewish girl.
(c) Staying awake during the work day.
(d) Finding a chance to talk to Helen.

12. What does Ida hope Karp will do?
(a) Force out the competing grocery stores.
(b) Oil the floors.
(c) Buy the store.
(d) Find a good supplier.

13. How much money does Frank take in while minding the store?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Fifteen dollars.
(c) Five dollars and ten cents.
(d) Nine-fifty.

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

15. How old is Frank?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Betty Pearl?

2. Who telephones Helen?

3. What does Morris do because of his suspicions?

4. What does Nick Fuso do for a living?

5. Who does Helen tell Ida that she is meeting at the library?

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