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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. Who is Podolsky?

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

3. What did Frank do with his portion of the money from the heist?

4. What did Frank have a role in?

5. What does Helen do before going to bed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What terrible things are revealed about Frank in this chapter?

3. How does Helen feel about Frank now?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is business at the store around Christmas? What explanation does Ida give for this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the character strengths and weaknesses of Morris Bober. Be sure to address:

1) How Morris character traits influence his past and present life.

2) How Morris views and responds to the world and opportunities around him.

3) Whether or not you feel Morris is a tragically flawed character, and why (with evidence from the text).

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 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.

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