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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 grandmother.
(c) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's aunt.
(d) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-aunt.

2. Where did Annette live when Laura took Maurice to visit her in Chapter 10?
(a) Greenlawn.
(b) Huntington Station.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Williamsburg.

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

4. In what southern Italian town did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto live with her family?
(a) Pescara.
(b) Reggio Emilia.
(c) Gioia del Colle.
(d) Giugliano in Campania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Laura's father?

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

3. When was Maria Giuseppe Benedetto left to raise her children alone while her husband served in the war?

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

5. Where did Laura take Maurice to eat when she first met him?

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