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

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

3. What does Ida shut off when she comes down in the morning?

4. Where does Detective Minogue see his son?

5. What happened to Karp on the night of the fire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

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

5. How does Frank plan on convincing Morris to let him stay?

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

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

8. How does Frank intend to beat the Norwegians?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the role of the family provider. Be sure to address:

1) Changing trends in family providers, including gender roles, state involvement, and so on.

2) How being a family provider is dealt with in THE ASSISTANT, and the issues characters face in regards to being a provider.

3) Important characteristics and personality traits of a good family provider.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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