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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the uniform at Sobeloff's market?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

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

3. Who will buy Morris' house and store?
(a) The immigrant.
(b) Karp.
(c) The U.S. government.
(d) Frank.

4. In what place does Frank seem surer of himself?
(a) The store.
(b) Church.
(c) The library.
(d) The future.

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

6. What does Frank think the Jews can make from their suffering?
(a) A suit.
(b) A way of life.
(c) A better future.
(d) Hope.

7. What does the doctor listen to?
(a) Morris' lungs.
(b) Ida's complaints.
(c) Morris' heart.
(d) Jazz music.

8. What type of disease does Schmitz have?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Typhoid fever.
(c) A blood disease.
(d) Brain cancer.

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

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

11. How does Ward die?
(a) He dies of pneumonia.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) His father beats him to death with a nightstick.
(d) In a fire.

12. What is Morris sick with?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Malaria.

13. What is Charlie wearing under his suit?
(a) Another suit.
(b) A money belt.
(c) An apron.
(d) Expensive underwear.

14. What does Helen feel herself doing despite her doubts?
(a) Drifting apart from her parents.
(b) Becoming more religious.
(c) Falling in love in Frank.
(d) Moving closer to her destiny.

15. Where does Detective Minogue see his son?
(a) Earl's bar.
(b) Reflected in a mirror.
(c) Karp's liquor store.
(d) On the cold streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ida want Helen to marry?

2. What is luck?

3. What material does the skinny man demonstrate for Morris?

4. According to Helen, what is 'love' when it comes from Frank's mouth?

5. Where is Morris buried?

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