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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who set Laura up on her first date with Michael?
(a) Janette.
(b) Nancy.
(c) Annette.
(d) Kim.

2. What was the first messenger service to hire Maurice?
(a) Wilkins and Atkins Messengers.
(b) Roger's Messenger Service.
(c) Roswell Messenger Service.
(d) Bullet Messenger Manpower.

3. Where did Maurice go to try to set up a business funneling clothes from New York after the birth of his second son?
(a) Maryland.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Vermont.
(d) South Carolina.

4. Where did Laura's brother Frank work building airplane wings?
(a) Darracq Motor Engineering Company.
(b) Dassault-Breguet.
(c) De Havilland Canada.
(d) Republic Fairchild.

5. What does Laura recall eating on her first double date with Michael?
(a) Crabs.
(b) Lobster.
(c) Steak.
(d) Chicken.

6. On what holiday did Maurice's father die?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

7. What television show did Steven talk about his father loving at his funeral?
(a) Sandford and Son.
(b) The Jeffersons.
(c) The Honeymooners.
(d) Mork and Mindy.

8. How long after Maurice Junior was born did Maurice and Meka split up?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. With what security company did Maurice get a job after returning to New York from North Carolina?
(a) The Ross Security Company.
(b) The Williams Security Company.
(c) The Doer Security Company.
(d) Skawinski Securities.

10. What did Michael name his 36-foot Grand Banks trawler?
(a) Paddington Station.
(b) Huntington Station.
(c) The Laura.
(d) The Parisian.

11. How did Morris die?
(a) From cancer.
(b) From a shooting.
(c) From a car accident.
(d) From AIDS.

12. What sentence did Darcella face for attempted murder in Chapter 15?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 10 years.

13. What date does the author describe at the Westchester Country Club in the opening of Chapter 18?
(a) October 5, 2001.
(b) September 12, 1989.
(c) June 3, 2010.
(d) March 13, 2005.

14. In what year did Laura last speak to her father?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1989.

15. How much money did Maurice ask to borrow from Laura before Christmas in Chapter 16?
(a) $400.
(b) $100.
(c) $500.
(d) $300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bicycle did Laura get for Maurice on his fifteenth birthday?

2. Where had Darcella been arrested on the night her family was to move to Section 8 housing in Brooklyin in Chapter 15?

3. Where did Laura meet Kevin?

4. Who was Laura's best friend in junior high school?

5. Where was the Windmill bar located that Nunzie bought?

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