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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Maurice's uncle that gave him a little Hess truck?
(a) Dark.
(b) Juice.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Nice.

2. What was the name of the apartment building where Laura lived when she met Maurice?
(a) The Symphony.
(b) Trump Tower.
(c) The Majestic.
(d) The Bryant.

3. In what year did Laura meet Maurice?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1986.

4. Who is the teacher that Laura first met with at Maurice's school?
(a) Miss Jackson.
(b) Miss Rogers.
(c) Miss House.
(d) Miss Ross.

5. Who was the pimp that Maurice helped out when he was 10?
(a) Snake.
(b) Dice.
(c) Rage.
(d) Slicer.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how lond did Laura work for Icelandic Airlines?

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

3. Who ends up signing Maurice's permission slip to go to the ball game in Chapter 7?

4. Who threw a brick through the laundry room window at the Brooklyn Arms, leading to Maurice's family's eviction?

5. How old is the boy that is described in Brooklyn in the book's Introduction?

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