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

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

3. What hours does Frank work in the store?
(a) Seven to seven.
(b) Eight to eight.
(c) Five to five.
(d) Six to six.

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

5. What does Frank secretly do while he works?
(a) Make plans to rob the bank across the street.
(b) Watch Helen.
(c) Steal.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it at the beginning of the novel?

2. How often does Helen visit the library every week?

3. What does Morris get from across the street?

4. What does Helen do with Frank's gifts?

5. What is the name of the magazine that Morris reads?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Helen feel about Frank now?

3. How does Frank get a chance to talk to Helen? How does Helen react?

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

5. What do you think the relevance of St. Francis is to the story?

6. What kind of a living does Morris make? What is ruining Morris' business?

7. What does Nick, the tenant, do to offend Morris?

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

9. What does Frank Alpine say about his luck and opportunities?

10. How does Frank do while filling in for Morris?

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