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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 happened to Karp on the night of the fire?

2. What have Morris and Helen not told Ida?

3. What type of disease does Schmitz have?

4. Who does Frank give three dollars to?

5. What month is it in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

2. How does Helen feel about her father's funeral, and his life?

3. How are Helen's feelings for Frank changing?

4. What happens to Karp's liquor store? How does Morris feel about it?

5. What is the skinny man's proposition? What does Morris do?

6. How does Frank feel about his actions? What did he do to Helen?

7. How does Morris view his luck in this chapter?

8. How does Frank intend to beat the Norwegians?

9. Describe Ward's last meeting with his father. How does it make you feel about Ward?

10. What goes through Morris' mind as he lies in bed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how you feel Frank and Helen's lives turn out following the end of the novel. Be sure to address:

1) How you feel the character traits of Frank and Helen will determine their futures.

2) Whether or not you think Frank and Helen will marry, and why.

3) Whether you feel the author intends the reader to have a positive or negative impression of Frank and Helen's lives following the end of the story, and why.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay describing the symbols used by the author in the novel. Be sure to address at least three symbols used by the author, with the essay focusing on their deeper meaning and role within the story.

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