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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Frank's stories make Helen want to do?
2. Who does Helen tell Ida that she is meeting at the library?
3. What does Morris average for the last two weeks in December?
4. What does Morris do because of his suspicions?
5. What book is Helen reading on the subway?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Helen feel about her failed relationship with Nat Pearl?
2. How does Frank feel about life at the store?
3. Describe Frank's early family life.
4. How does Helen feel about Frank now?
5. What does Frank want from Morris? What else might he be interested in?
6. What terrible things are revealed about Frank in this chapter?
7. How does Frank get a chance to talk to Helen? How does Helen react?
8. How does Frank reward himself for working hard? Is this suspicious?
9. Why does Ida resent Morris and their current situation? What responsibility does she have for the state of their lives?
10. How is business at the store around Christmas? What explanation does Ida give for this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing your vision of the ideal lifestyle. Be sure to address:
1) What you feel are the most important aspects of a good lifestyle, and what to avoid.
2) How one can attain the ideal lifestyle, and how realistic this lifestyle is.
3) How THE ASSISTANT by Bernard Malamud has influenced your view of the ideal lifestyle.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the death of Morris Bober. Be sure to address:
1) Why you feel the author decided to 'kill off' Morris.
2) The message and meaning behind Morris' death.
3) The importance of the timing of Morris' death.
4) How Morris' death affected you personally as a reader.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the character and morality of Frank Alpine. Be sure to address:
1) Whether you feel Frank Alpine is a moral or immoral character, with evidence from the text.
2) Turning points in the character growth of Frank Alpine.
3) Whether or not you would want Frank Alpine as a friend, and why.
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