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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many cots were there in the Roberto Clemente Shelter in the Bronx when Maurice's family stayed there?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 400.
(c) 600.
(d) 200.

2. What is the name of the welfare hotel where Maurice lived when he met Laura?
(a) The Lodge.
(b) The Symphony.
(c) The Bryant.
(d) The Guest House.

3. How many children died in the fire at Brooklyn Arms in 1986?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

4. What is the name of Laura's mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anne.

5. What did Laura give to Stan on her way to work every day before he disappeared?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A five-dollar bill.
(c) Loose change.
(d) A breakfast sandwich.

6. Who was Rose's boyfriend that had a stutter?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mark.
(c) Jamal.
(d) Charlie.

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

8. For what infamous street gang was Morris a stick-up man?
(a) The Chicanos.
(b) The Crips.
(c) The Tomahawks.
(d) The Bloods.

9. How old was Maurice when his family moved to the Brooklyn Arms welfare hotel?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

10. On what day of the week did Laura begin having lunch with Maurice after they had met?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Fridays.

11. Where did Maurice steal the box-cutter he carried when he met Laura?
(a) Duane Reade.
(b) Smitty's Grocery.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Target.

12. Who ends up signing Maurice's permission slip to go to the ball game in Chapter 7?
(a) Uncle Limp.
(b) Uncle Dark.
(c) Rose.
(d) Darcella.

13. What did Laura's father destroy of Frank's when he was 5?
(a) His baseball glove.
(b) His toy truck.
(c) His teddy bear.
(d) His sports trophies.

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

15. What did Maurice ask Laura to teach him to do when he first ate dinner at her apartment?
(a) To use the remote control.
(b) To use chopsticks.
(c) To use the telephone.
(d) To set the table.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what neighborhood in Brooklyn did Darcella grow up?

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

4. What did Maurice's grandmother give him as a gift for his sixth birthday?

5. What does the author say the cops would give to Darcella in exchange for her ratting out drug dealers in Chapter 7?

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