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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the boy that is described in Brooklyn in the book's Introduction?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

2. What is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's relation to the author?
(a) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-grandmother.
(b) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's aunt.
(c) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-aunt.
(d) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's grandmother.

3. Where did Valerie Salembier go to work after leaving Ms. magazine?
(a) Teen magazine.
(b) People magazine.
(c) USA Today.
(d) Time magazine.

4. Where did Darcella move with her children when she left Morris?
(a) The Southside Projects.
(b) The Central Harlem Projects.
(c) The Atlantic Projects.
(d) The Marcy Projects.

5. What does the author say the cops would give to Darcella in exchange for her ratting out drug dealers in Chapter 7?
(a) Confiscated marijuana.
(b) Confiscated heroin.
(c) Money.
(d) Confiscated crack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Darcella's mother?

2. How old was Laura when she met Kevin?

3. When did Sebastiano Vito Procino come to America?

4. What was Maurice wearing when Laura first met him?

5. What month was it when Laura first encountered Maurice?

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