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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen tell Frank to do in order to prepare himself for college?
(a) Practice his drinking.
(b) Learn speed-reading.
(c) Buy school supplies.
(d) Read great books.

2. How old is Ida?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Fifty-three.
(d) Fifty-one.

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

4. How does Morris hurt himself?
(a) He strains his back carrying the milk.
(b) He gets dizzy and falls.
(c) He slips and falls on the oiled floor.
(d) He reopens his head wound.

5. What does Ida hate to touch?
(a) Ham.
(b) Shellfish.
(c) Pickled eggs.
(d) Other people.

6. Who is in the picture that catches Frank Alpine's eye?
(a) Jacques de Vitry.
(b) John the Baptist.
(c) St. Francis of Assisi.
(d) St. Mary of the Angels.

7. What does Helen do with Frank's gifts?
(a) Give them back.
(b) Sell them at a pawn shop.
(c) Keep and treasure them forever.
(d) Re-gift them to her friends at Christmas.

8. How does Frank feel about what he does?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Remorseful.
(d) Empty.

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

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

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

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

13. What did Frank have a role in?
(a) Helen's breakup with Nat Pearl.
(b) A local play.
(c) The hold-up at the store.
(d) The Holocaust.

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

15. What is Frank Alpine's nationality?
(a) German.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) Italian.
(d) American.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Frank take in while minding the store?

2. What does Morris do because of his suspicions?

3. How did Morris' son die?

4. What condition does Ward suffer from?

5. How many rolls are missing from the bag?

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