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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 had Kevin been assigned a job when his marriage with Laura began to dissolve?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Kentucky.

2. What was the name of Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's youngest child born just two months before her husband was killed?
(a) Annunziata.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Maria.

3. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) St. Jude Hospital.
(b) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.
(c) Bellevue Hospital.
(d) King's County Hospital.

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

5. When was Maria Giuseppe Benedetto left to raise her children alone while her husband served in the war?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Laura marry Michael?

2. Where did Laura move to an apartment in Manhattan after leaving her family following her split with Kevin?

3. Where does Laura describe Stan having lived on the streets in Chapter 1?

4. What is Maurice's last name?

5. In what Long Island town did Laura grow up?

(see the answer key)

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