The Assistant Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Assistant? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Whom does Helen want to marry Jews?


Nat and Louis.
Her children.
Her best friends.
Sam and Julius.
Q. What about being Jewish is most important to Morris?


The law.
The diet.
The holidays.
The community.
Q. Who becomes a Jew in the novel?


Helen Bober.
Woody Allen.
Nick Fuso.
Frank Alpine.
Q. What is a gentile?


A gentle person.
Somebody who follows all of the Jewish law.
Someone who isn't Jewish.
A Jewish child.
Q. Who says, "When a Jew dies, who asks if he a Jew? He is a Jew, we don't ask"?


The priest at Morris's funeral.
Frank at Morris's funeral.
Ida at Morris's funeral.
The rabbi at Morris's funeral.