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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 Frank carve for Helen out of wood?

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

3. Who comes looking for Frank at the store?

4. What is Frank struggling to realize himself as?

5. What about the Spring moves Morris profoundly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What arrangement does Karp propose to Morris?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Helen and Frank's arguments about sex, and how they are resolved.

8. Describe Helen and Frank's first kiss.

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

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

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 that critically reviews THE ASSISTANT by Bernard Malamud, in a formal book review style. Be sure to address:

1) Major themes of the novel and how well they are communicated to readers.

2) Your opinion on the writing style used by the author.

3) The universal importance of the book's subject matter.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the importance of education and the state of education in the industrialized world. Issues to consider:

1) Minimum levels of education.

2) Access to education, including cost and geography.

3) The importance of education for the average person.

4) Current trends in education and issues faced by graduates.

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