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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 Valley.
(b) The Island.
(c) The Beach.
(d) The Mountain.

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

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

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

5. What has Frank hated to do since he was a kid?
(a) Laundry.
(b) Return things.
(c) Admit defeat.
(d) Go swimming.

6. According to Morris, what kills the small man?
(a) The flu.
(b) The chain store.
(c) The big man.
(d) Lack of ambition.

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

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

9. What is Morris Bober's job?
(a) Baker.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Tanner.

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

11. What does Helen promise herself she will do in the fall?
(a) Move out on her own.
(b) Get married.
(c) Get a better paying job.
(d) Register for university.

12. What does Nick Fuso do for a living?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Painter.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Builder.

13. What has Helen not done since New Year's?
(a) Have a drink.
(b) Read a newspaper.
(c) Get a haircut.
(d) Look at her calendar.

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

15. What is the longest Frank can stay in one place?
(a) A season or two.
(b) Six months.
(c) A couple weeks.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank want to get rid of?

2. Who does Frank think about a lot?

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

4. Who has Ida been having dreams about?

5. How old is the girl who enters the store?

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