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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Helen tell Ida that she is meeting at the library?
(a) Frank.
(b) Clark Gable.
(c) A new guy.
(d) Nat Pearl.

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

3. What time does Helen come home at night?
(a) Half past five.
(b) Quarter to six.
(c) Ten after seven.
(d) Four-thirty.

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

5. How much money does Frank take in while minding the store?
(a) Five dollars and ten cents.
(b) Nine-fifty.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Frank think about a lot?

2. Who telephones Helen?

3. What does the old woman want?

4. What does Morris average for the last two weeks in December?

5. How much spending money does Ida give Frank every evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Louis and Helen talk about when they go for a ride?

2. Describe the relationship between the old woman and the Bobers.

3. What does Nick, the tenant, do to offend Morris?

4. Why does Ida resent Morris and their current situation? What responsibility does she have for the state of their lives?

5. How does Frank do while filling in for Morris?

6. How does Helen react to Nat's telephone call?

7. How is business at the store around Christmas? What explanation does Ida give for this?

8. What happens to Morris at the end of the chapter? How does this event reflect his life?

9. What does Frank Alpine say about his luck and opportunities?

10. What is the difference between Nat Pearl and Louis Karp?

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