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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. Where is the old woman from?

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

3. How does Frank feel about what he does?

4. What improper thing does Frank do at the end of the chapter?

5. How much spending money does Ida give Frank every evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helen give Frank to prepare him for school? How does Frank react?

2. How does Ida feel about Frank? Is her opinion of him changing?

3. How is business at the store?

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

5. How does Helen feel about Frank now?

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

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

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

9. How does Frank feel about life at the store?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on crime and criminals in THE ASSISTANT. Be sure to address:

1) Criminal acts that are carried out or planned in the novel.

2) How you feel the author intends readers to view the criminal behavior of characters in the novel.

3) How prevalent the crimes described in the novel are in the real world, and the punishments that these crimes carry.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the topic of poverty, choosing your own focus for the subject. Recommended points to touch upon are:

1) The prevalence of poverty in the industrialized world.

2) Current policies and programs in place for fighting poverty, and their level of effectiveness.

3) Policy ideas for tackling poverty.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the plight of family-owned business in the industrialized world. Be sure to address:

1) Threats to and challenges faced by family-owned business in America and worldwide.

2) How important you feel protecting family-owned business is, and why.

3) Policy suggestions for protecting and improving family-owned business.

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