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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what did Maurice's Grandma Rose die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) A fire.
(c) Cancer.
(d) AIDS.

2. What movie did Maurice love that Laura bought him a soundtrack for, as described in Chapter 10?
(a) La Bamba.
(b) Starsky and Hutch.
(c) Batman.
(d) Rocky.

3. Where had Darcella been arrested on the night her family was to move to Section 8 housing in Brooklyin in Chapter 15?
(a) Port Authority.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) The George Washington Bridge.

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

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

6. What did Maurice use the money he had borrowed from Laura at Christmas to purchase?
(a) Coats for his sons.
(b) A car.
(c) A ring for Michelle.
(d) A bicycle for his son.

7. Where did Michael live when he first began dating Laura?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) White Plains.
(c) Brownsville.
(d) Hartford.

8. Where in Brooklyn did Maurice move with Michelle after they began seeing one another?
(a) Washington Avenue.
(b) Pacific Avenue.
(c) Atlantic Avenue.
(d) Martin Luther King Blvd.

9. Where did Laura move to an apartment in Manhattan after leaving her family following her split with Kevin?
(a) 56th Street and Broadway.
(b) 145th Street and Broadway.
(c) East 83rd Street.
(d) East 112th Street.

10. What did Maurice give to Laura on the first Christmas they spent together?
(a) A white teddy bear.
(b) A black robe.
(c) A card and a notebook.
(d) A fur-lined jacket.

11. Where did Laura first go on a double date with Michael?
(a) El Quijote.
(b) Hard Rock Cafe.
(c) Perry Street.
(d) Jean Georges.

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

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

14. What sentence did Darcella receive as a result of a plea bargain in Chapter 15?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2 and 1/2 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 5 years.

15. For how much money would Maurice buy knockoff Guess jeans in Chinatown in order to resell them when he began?
(a) $20 per pair.
(b) $7 per pair.
(c) $12 per pair.
(d) $4 per pair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maurice's niece and nephew light on fire leading to the demolition of his apartment?

2. How old was Laura when her father broke three of her mother's ribs when beating her?

3. What did Michael name his 36-foot Grand Banks trawler?

4. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?

5. How old was Laura when she met Kevin?

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