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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what Long Island town did Laura grow up?
(a) Huntington Station.
(b) Great Neck.
(c) Hempstead.
(d) Oyster Bay.

2. What beverage did Maurice order on his first lunch with Laura in Chapter 2?
(a) A diet Pepsi.
(b) A cup of water.
(c) A Coca-Cola.
(d) A chocolate shake.

3. What kind of business is Drexel Burnham Lambert?
(a) An investment firm.
(b) A law firm.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) An advertising firm.

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

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

6. When did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto depart for America with her children?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1921.

7. What is Maurice's last name?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Mazyck.
(d) Sandwick.

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

9. What is the name of Laura's older sister?
(a) Amy.
(b) Annette.
(c) Kim.
(d) Lisa.

10. Where was Valerie Salembier acting as senior vice president, publisher, and chief revenue officer when she wrote the book's Foreword?
(a) Ms. magazine.
(b) Town and Country.
(c) Time magazine.
(d) USA Today.

11. What is the name of Laura's father?
(a) Marcel.
(b) Mario.
(c) Giuseppe.
(d) Nunziato.

12. Where did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto move her children to a cramped tenement apartment after arriving in New York?
(a) East 36th Street.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) East 112th Street.
(d) West 28th Street.

13. On what flood did Maurice's family live when Laura first came to see them at the Bryant?
(a) The twelfth floor.
(b) The fifth floor.
(c) The ninth floor.
(d) The third floor.

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

15. On what day of the week did Laura find Maurice on the street for the second time?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how lond did Laura work for Icelandic Airlines?

2. By what nickname did Morris call Darcella?

3. How many children did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto have when her husband was drafted into the Italian army?

4. What friend did Laura ask to go with her to the Bryant to meet Maurice's family in Chapter 7?

5. How many children died in the fire at Brooklyn Arms in 1986?

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