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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the public housing complex in Brownsville known for crime and violence that the author describes in Chapter 7?
(a) The Atlantic Houses.
(b) The West End Houses.
(c) The Bryant.
(d) The Van Dyke Houses.

2. How old was Laura when she met Maurice?
(a) 29.
(b) 37.
(c) 39.
(d) 35.

3. How many children died in the fire at Brooklyn Arms in 1986?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

5. Where was Maurice's grandmother Rose born?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Maurice's uncle that was just four years older than him?

2. What religious group did Uncle Limp sign up with while in prison?

3. On what flood did Maurice's family live when Laura first came to see them at the Bryant?

4. What does the author say the cops would give to Darcella in exchange for her ratting out drug dealers in Chapter 7?

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

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