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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Morris look at while walking along the street?
(a) Job ads.
(b) Happy couples.
(c) Store windows.
(d) Streetcars.

2. How did Morris describe the man who hit him in the robbery?
(a) Slim.
(b) Short.
(c) Big.
(d) Heavy.

3. What does Helen not attend, blaming her father's illness?
(a) Schmitz's funeral.
(b) Frank's going-away party.
(c) University.
(d) Betty's wedding.

4. What is luck?
(a) A trickster.
(b) A friend.
(c) A gift.
(d) A talent.

5. What does Frank not do after Morris tells him to leave?
(a) Say goodbye to Helen.
(b) Clean up his room.
(c) Leave.
(d) Collect his wages.

6. What material does the skinny man demonstrate for Morris?
(a) Kerosine.
(b) Thermite.
(c) Papyrus.
(d) Celluloid.

7. According to Karp, what is in every clerk's nature?
(a) Desire.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Insolence.

8. Where are the new owners of the grocery store around the corner from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Russia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Austria.

9. How much money does Frank borrow from Sam Pearl to re-open the store?
(a) Five dollars.
(b) Fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Eight dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

10. According to Helen, what is 'love' when it comes from Frank's mouth?
(a) Unholy.
(b) A dirty word.
(c) A lie.
(d) A disease.

11. 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.

12. Who comes looking for Frank at the store?
(a) The police.
(b) Helen.
(c) Ward.
(d) Frank's brother.

13. After Frank and Helen's first kiss, what does Helen do when Frank is not looking?
(a) Makes a disgusted face.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Checks Frank's hand for signs of a wedding ring.
(d) Weeps.

14. What does the note that Helen slips Frank say?
(a) That she cannot see him anymore.
(b) That she knows what he did to Morris.
(c) That she loves him.
(d) That she will come up to his room.

15. What more does Frank want from Helen?
(a) Sex.
(b) To make their relationship public.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank have removed from the store, with Ida's permission?

2. Who will buy Morris' house and store?

3. What month is it in this chapter?

4. When will Morris be without a business for the first time in decades?

5. How much money does Morris figure he will have after paying down his debts?

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