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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is attributed to the following quote from the Foreword? "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" (17)?
(a) John F. Kennedy, Jr.
(b) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

3. What is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's relation to the author?
(a) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-grandmother.
(b) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-aunt.
(c) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's grandmother.
(d) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's aunt.

4. What job did Nunziato Carino begin at the age of 12?
(a) Bussing tables.
(b) Parking cars.
(c) Shining shoes.
(d) Waiting tables.

5. What friend did Laura ask to go with her to the Bryant to meet Maurice's family in Chapter 7?
(a) Kim.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto have when her husband was drafted into the Italian army?

2. What did Maurice order for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chapter 5?

3. On what day of the week did Laura begin having lunch with Maurice after they had met?

4. By what nickname did Darcella call Morris?

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

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