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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 smelled the gas first?

2. According to Helen, what is 'love' when it comes from Frank's mouth?

3. What does Helen feel herself doing despite her doubts?

4. What does Helen not attend, blaming her father's illness?

5. When will Morris be without a business for the first time in decades?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Morris react when Frank tells him the truth about the hold-up?

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

3. How does business at the store change? What does Frank do to try and help it?

4. What happens when Helen goes to meet Frank to tell him that she loves him?

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

6. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

7. How does Helen feel about Frank not being Jewish?

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 plans does Helen have if she and Frank get married?

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 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 American Dream. Be sure to address:

1) What the American Dream means to you.

2) Obstacles faced by new Americans trying to achieve the American Dream.

3) Whether or not you feel the American Dream is still alive today, and why.

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