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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What will the detective do if he sees Ward again?
(a) Murder him.
(b) Hospitalize him.
(c) Break his nose.
(d) Look the other way.

3. What have Morris and Helen not told Ida?
(a) That a new grocery store is opening around the corner.
(b) That Frank was stealing.
(c) That Frank must leave.
(d) That Ward attacked Helen.

4. What age does Helen miss?
(a) Sweet sixteen.
(b) Her twentieth year.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) The years before thirteen.

5. What does Morris worry about when he is alone?
(a) His finances.
(b) His family.
(c) His future.
(d) His health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business used to occupy the space that is now the competing grocery store?

2. Who does Ida say Helen should marry?

3. How did Karp make his fortune?

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

5. What do Nick Fuso and Frank have in common?

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