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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. What does Nick smell in the hall?
(a) A rat.
(b) Blood.
(c) Gas.
(d) Smoke.

2. What happened to Karp on the night of the fire?
(a) He found religion.
(b) He was in a car accident.
(c) He went missing.
(d) He had a heart attack.

3. What does Frank think the Jews can make from their suffering?
(a) A suit.
(b) A better future.
(c) Hope.
(d) A way of life.

4. What does Frank have removed from the store, with Ida's permission?
(a) The security camera.
(b) The unsold stock.
(c) The radiators.
(d) The telephone.

5. How does Frank feel about his actions?
(a) They stink.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They hurt.
(d) They burn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank buy after being told to leave the store?

2. What does Morris spend hours dreaming of?

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

4. What is the skinny man's profession?

5. What does Helen feel herself doing despite her doubts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Helen and Frank's first kiss.

2. What arrangement does Karp propose to Morris?

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

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

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

6. What did Charlie Sobeloff do to Morris?

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

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

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

10. What thoughts are troubling Morris at the beginning of the chapter?

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