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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Maurice earn in his first job working for a messenger service?
(a) $5/hour.
(b) $10/hour.
(c) $8/hour.
(d) $6/hour.

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

3. Who called Laura to tell her there was trouble when Laura's father beat up her mother and broke three ribs?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Erica.
(c) Kim.
(d) Annette.

4. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) St. Jude Hospital.
(b) Bellevue Hospital.
(c) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.
(d) King's County Hospital.

5. With what kind of cancer was Laura's mother afflicted?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Kidney cancer.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Uterine cancer.

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

7. Where was the Windmill bar located that Nunzie bought?
(a) East 112th Street.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) West 28th Street.
(d) Jericho Turnpike.

8. Where did Maurice go to shower at the YMCA when he was homeless?
(a) West 59th Street.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) 50th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(d) East 112th Street.

9. What brand of cigarettes did Michael present Laura with on their third date?
(a) Chesterfield.
(b) Camel.
(c) L and M.
(d) Marlboro.

10. 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) Vermont.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

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

12. 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.

13. Where did Maurice obtain his first Section 8 apartment after turning 18?
(a) Howard Street.
(b) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(c) Hillside Avenue.
(d) Atlantic Avenue.

14. How old was Steven when his and Laura's father died?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 29.
(d) 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the divorce lawyer that Laura turned to when Kevin left her?

2. How old was Laura when her mother died?

3. How long after Maurice Junior was born did Maurice and Meka split up?

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

5. How old was Laura when her marriage with Kevin fell apart?

(see the answer keys)

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