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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the notoriously dangerous east-Brooklyn neighborhood where Morris lived?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Bed-Stuy.
(d) Brownsville.

2. Where did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto move her children to a cramped tenement apartment after arriving in New York?
(a) East 36th Street.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) East 112th Street.
(d) West 28th Street.

3. Where did Annette live when Laura took Maurice to visit her in Chapter 10?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Greenlawn.
(d) Huntington Station.

4. How much money does Laura describe spending on a company-provided trip to Kitzbuhel, Austria, in Chapter 3?
(a) $57.
(b) $435.
(c) $130.
(d) $230.

5. How many stories comprised the Bryant hotel when Laura first went there?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname did Darcella call Morris?

2. How old was Maurice when his uncle gave him a little Hess truck?

3. Which of Maurice's uncles survived 9/11 because he was late to work?

4. On what day of the week did Laura find Maurice on the street for the second time?

5. What did Maurice ask Laura to teach him to do when he first ate dinner at her apartment?

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