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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) St. Jude Hospital.
(b) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.
(c) King's County Hospital.
(d) Bellevue Hospital.

2. When Laura offered to make lunches for Maurice to take to school, what did he ask her?
(a) If she would just give him money for the cafeteria instead.
(b) If he could get McDonald's for lunch every day.
(c) If she would get him a lunchbox to use.
(d) If she would put them in a brown paper bag.

3. In what room did Maurice's family live at the Brooklyn Arms?
(a) 934.
(b) 254.
(c) 175.
(d) 305.

4. What sentence did Darcella receive as a result of a plea bargain in Chapter 15?
(a) 2 and 1/2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. When did Laura Schroff first interview with Valerie Salembier?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the eldest of Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's sons?

2. What was the name of Nunziato Carino's father?

3. 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)?

4. Where did Valerie Salembier go to work after leaving Ms. magazine?

5. In what month did Laura marry Michael?

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