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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Maria Giuseppe Benedetto left to raise her children alone while her husband served in the war?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1951.

2. How many stories comprised the Bryant hotel when Laura first went there?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. Where was the office for Icelandic Airlines located when Laura began working there?
(a) 50th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(b) 54th Street and Broadway.
(c) 56th Street and Broadway.
(d) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.

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

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

6. Who threw a brick through the laundry room window at the Brooklyn Arms, leading to Maurice's family's eviction?
(a) Uncle Limp.
(b) Uncle Juice.
(c) Uncle Old.
(d) Uncle Dark.

7. How many sons did Rose have?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

8. What did Laura's father do for a living?
(a) He was a banker.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a lawn contractor and carpenter.
(d) He was a bricklayer and bartender.

9. How many children did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto have when her husband was drafted into the Italian army?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

12. Who was Laura's doorman that greeted Maurice on his first visit to Laura's apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Steve.
(c) James.
(d) Charles.

13. How old was Maurice when he witnessed his mother stabbing his father?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

14. On what day was Laura to meet Maurice to collect his permission slip for the Mets game in Chapter 6?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

15. What does the author say the cops would give to Darcella in exchange for her ratting out drug dealers in Chapter 7?
(a) Confiscated marijuana.
(b) Confiscated heroin.
(c) Confiscated crack.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Maurice when his father disappeared for good?

2. How much money does Laura describe spending on a company-provided trip to Kitzbuhel, Austria, in Chapter 3?

3. What is Maurice's last name?

4. What did Maurice ask Laura to teach him to do when he first ate dinner at her apartment?

5. Where did Darcella move with her children when she left Morris?

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