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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) December.
2. What does Frank have trouble doing?
(a) Staying awake during the work day.
(b) Deciding whether or not he should date a Jewish girl.
(c) Remembering Helen's name.
(d) Finding a chance to talk to Helen.
3. 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.
4. What has Frank hated to do since he was a kid?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Return things.
(c) Admit defeat.
(d) Laundry.
5. What time does Helen come home at night?
(a) Ten after seven.
(b) Quarter to six.
(c) Half past five.
(d) Four-thirty.
6. What condition does Ward suffer from?
(a) Heartburn.
(b) Parkinson's disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Migraines.
7. Who is Frank looking for?
(a) Louis Karp.
(b) Ward Minogue.
(c) His father.
(d) A new friend.
8. What did doctors find in Morris' lungs?
(a) Scar tissue.
(b) Fluid.
(c) Dry spots.
(d) Tumors.
9. Who does Frank recognize in the stories?
(a) Famous people from history.
(b) Helen.
(c) People that he used to know.
(d) Himself.
10. What virtue is very important to Frank?
(a) Humility.
(b) Valor.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Honesty.
11. What is Frank Alpine's nationality?
(a) Italian.
(b) Portuguese.
(c) German.
(d) American.
12. 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.
13. What did Frank have a role in?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) Helen's breakup with Nat Pearl.
(c) A local play.
(d) The hold-up at the store.
14. What is the name of the magazine that Morris reads?
(a) Forward.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) Progress.
(d) Today.
15. Who has Ida been having dreams about?
(a) Frank.
(b) Helen.
(c) Morris.
(d) Karp.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ida say will happen because of Frank?
2. According to Morris, what kills the small man?
3. Who telephones Helen?
4. What color are Helen's eyes?
5. Where does Frank Alpine say he is living?
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