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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 more does Frank want from Helen?

2. What might get lost with Frank's name on it?

3. Where does Detective Minogue see his son?

4. Who is Charlie Sobeloff?

5. What month is it in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

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

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

7. How does Morris nearly die? Who saves him?

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

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

10. How does Ward die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write an essay on the history of ethnic groups in New York City. Be sure to address:

1) Early ethnic groups to settle in New York.

2) Conflicts between ethnic groups in New York.

3) The current state of multiculturalism in New York today.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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