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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much spending money does Ida give Frank every evening?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A penny.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Two nickels.

2. According to Morris, what kills the small man?
(a) The chain store.
(b) The flu.
(c) Lack of ambition.
(d) The big man.

3. What favor does Frank do for Morris?
(a) Frank burns down the store of the German across the street.
(b) Frank lends Morris $5 with no interest.
(c) Frank finds the men who held up the store and brings them to justice.
(d) Frank washes the windows of the store.

4. Who is Podolsky?
(a) The smuggler.
(b) The landlord.
(c) The tax collector.
(d) The refugee.

5. Who is Otto Vogel?
(a) The milk man.
(b) The cake man.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The meat man.

6. What is the final amount for the drunk woman's debt to Morris?
(a) $3.25.
(b) $1.61.
(c) $2.03.
(d) $12.02.

7. What condition does Ward suffer from?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Heartburn.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Parkinson's disease.

8. What does Ida hope Karp will do?
(a) Force out the competing grocery stores.
(b) Find a good supplier.
(c) Buy the store.
(d) Oil the floors.

9. What does Helen tell Frank to do in order to prepare himself for college?
(a) Practice his drinking.
(b) Learn speed-reading.
(c) Read great books.
(d) Buy school supplies.

10. Who is the real thief?
(a) Frank Alpine.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) Ward Minogue.
(d) The old Polish woman.

11. What does Morris suspect Frank of doing?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Discriminating against Jews.
(c) Participating in the hold-up.
(d) Sleeping with Helen.

12. What is Morris' one true refreshment?
(a) Silence.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Whiskey.

13. What virtue is very important to Frank?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Valor.
(c) Humility.
(d) Honesty.

14. What is the longest Frank can stay in one place?
(a) A year.
(b) A couple weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) A season or two.

15. How does Frank feel about what he does?
(a) Empty.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who telephones Helen?

2. Where is the old woman from?

3. Who does Frank recognize in the stories?

4. How much of her own money does Helen now get to keep?

5. What is the name of the magazine that Morris reads?

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