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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what neighborhood in Brooklyn did Darcella grow up?
(a) Bed-Stuy.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Brownsville.

2. When did the magazine Ms. debut?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1972.

3. In what year did Laura meet Maurice?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1987.

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

5. Where was Laura's interview for Travel Agent magazine?
(a) West 59th Street.
(b) East 19th Street.
(c) West 46th Street.
(d) West 36th Street.

6. How tall is Grandmother Rose described as being?
(a) 4'11".
(b) 5'6".
(c) 4'9".
(d) 5'2".

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

8. What weapon is the woman in the Introduction described as carrying?
(a) A taser.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A gun.
(d) A hammer.

9. What was the name of the apartment building where Laura lived when she met Maurice?
(a) The Symphony.
(b) Trump Tower.
(c) The Bryant.
(d) The Majestic.

10. How old is the boy that is described in Brooklyn in the book's Introduction?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

11. For how lond did Laura work for Icelandic Airlines?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

13. Where was Maurice born?
(a) St. Jude Hospital.
(b) Queen's County Hospital.
(c) King's County Hospital.
(d) Bellevue Hospital.

14. What religious group did Uncle Limp sign up with while in prison?
(a) The Jim Jones Ministries.
(b) The Five Percent Nation.
(c) The Baha'i Faith Ministries.
(d) The SYDA Foundation.

15. Who is Maurice's uncle that gave him a little Hess truck?
(a) Dark.
(b) Nice.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons did Rose have?

2. Where was Maurice's grandmother Rose born?

3. What month was it when Laura first encountered Maurice?

4. 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)?

5. By what nickname did Morris call Darcella?

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