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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Podolsky?
(a) The tax collector.
(b) The smuggler.
(c) The refugee.
(d) The landlord.

2. What time does Morris arrive at the store?
(a) Ten after six.
(b) Half-past five.
(c) Quarter after seven.
(d) Eight-thirty on the dot.

3. How much spending money does Ida give Frank every evening?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A penny.
(c) Two nickels.
(d) Fifty cents.

4. How did Morris' son die?
(a) An ear sickness.
(b) A blood clot in his brain.
(c) A stomach flu.
(d) A lung infection.

5. What color is Nick's sweater?
(a) Grey.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank Alpine say he is living?

2. How much does Nick spend in the store every morning?

3. How much money in sales did Ida take in while Morris slept?

4. How does Morris hurt himself?

5. How old is Ida?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morris do for the young girl? What does this tell you about his character?

2. According to Morris, what does it mean to be Jewish?

3. Why does Ida resent Morris and their current situation? What responsibility does she have for the state of their lives?

4. How does Helen feel about Frank now?

5. What traumatic event caused a change in Morris' habits?

6. How does Helen react to Nat's telephone call?

7. How does Frank reward himself for working hard? Is this suspicious?

8. How does Frank feel about Helen?

9. Describe the relationship between the old woman and the Bobers.

10. How is business at the store improving? Why?

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