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

2. Where is I.S. 131 school located?
(a) Hester Street.
(b) Williams Street.
(c) St. Christopher Street.
(d) Anderson Street.

3. What movie did Maurice love that Laura bought him a soundtrack for, as described in Chapter 10?
(a) Batman.
(b) Starsky and Hutch.
(c) La Bamba.
(d) Rocky.

4. What did Maurice give to Laura on the first Christmas they spent together?
(a) A white teddy bear.
(b) A fur-lined jacket.
(c) A card and a notebook.
(d) A black robe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Laura when she met Maurice?

2. When Laura offered to make lunches for Maurice to take to school, what did he ask her?

3. How old was Maurice when his family moved to the Brooklyn Arms welfare hotel?

4. Who does Laura describe assaulting the men that Maurice's mother would bring home in Chapter 7?

5. Where did Laura meet Kevin?

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