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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Helen and Louis go riding?
(a) The Island.
(b) The Valley.
(c) The Mountain.
(d) The Beach.

2. What day is the store closed?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

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

4. How much does Nick spend in the store every morning?
(a) Two nickels and a penny.
(b) Twenty-five cents.
(c) Twenty cents.
(d) Three dimes.

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

6. How did Karp make his fortune?
(a) Betting on horses.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Shoes.

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

8. What color are Helen's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Coal.
(d) Blue.

9. Who is the real thief?
(a) Frank Alpine.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) The old Polish woman.
(d) Ward Minogue.

10. How many rolls are missing from the bag?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

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

13. What condition does Ward suffer from?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Parkinson's disease.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Heartburn.

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

15. Who does Helen expect the phone call to be from?
(a) Louis Karp.
(b) Nat Pearl.
(c) A college she applied to.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louis ask Helen to do?

2. What does the old woman want?

3. Who is Otto Vogel?

4. What happens to Morris when he is moving the milk boxes?

5. What does Helen do before going to bed?

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