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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 will buy Morris' house and store?

2. What does Morris look at while walking along the street?

3. Who tries to rape Helen?

4. According to Karp, what is in every clerk's nature?

5. What does Helen have that Frank does not?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

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

5. What arrangement does Karp propose to Morris?

6. What plans does Helen have if she and Frank get married?

7. What thoughts are troubling Morris at the beginning of the chapter?

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

9. Describe the nightmare Morris has. What do you think it means?

10. What options are left open for the Bobers and their store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the process of bankruptcy in your country. Be sure to address:

1) The history of bankruptcy and origins of the word.

2) The basic process of bankruptcy for a small or large business.

3) How Morris Bober viewed the threat of bankruptcy, whether or not he considered it an option, and why.

4) The current bankruptcy rate in your country, and the main factors behind the statistics.

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 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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