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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 - 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Maurice when Laura first encountered him begging?
(a) Hanover Street.
(b) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(c) West 67th Street.
(d) 56th Street and Broadway.

2. In what year did Laura last speak to her father?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1989.

3. With what kind of cancer was Laura's mother afflicted?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Kidney cancer.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Uterine cancer.

4. Where was the welfare motel located that Maurice lived when he met Laura?
(a) Atlantic Street and Washington Avenue.
(b) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(c) 56th Street and Broadway.
(d) 54th Street and Broadway.

5. How old was Laura when her marriage with Kevin fell apart?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 25.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Nancy marry in Chapter 15?

2. On what holiday did Maurice's father die?

3. Where in Brooklyn did Maurice move with Michelle after they began seeing one another?

4. What New York Senator denounced the Brooklyn Arms for its degradation, as cited by the author in Chapter 7?

5. When did the magazine Ms. debut?

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