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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. Where are the new owners of the grocery store around the corner from?

2. What is Morris already aware of?

3. After Frank and Helen's first kiss, what does Helen do when Frank is not looking?

4. What does Frank not do after Morris tells him to leave?

5. What is the name of Breitbart's son?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ward die?

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

4. What arrangement does Karp propose to Morris?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Morris view his luck in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the topic of poverty, choosing your own focus for the subject. Recommended points to touch upon are:

1) The prevalence of poverty in the industrialized world.

2) Current policies and programs in place for fighting poverty, and their level of effectiveness.

3) Policy ideas for tackling poverty.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the character strengths and weaknesses of Morris Bober. Be sure to address:

1) How Morris character traits influence his past and present life.

2) How Morris views and responds to the world and opportunities around him.

3) Whether or not you feel Morris is a tragically flawed character, and why (with evidence from the text).

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the symbols used by the author in the novel. Be sure to address at least three symbols used by the author, with the essay focusing on their deeper meaning and role within the story.

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