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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Maurice when his family moved to the Brooklyn Arms welfare hotel?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.
2. Where was the welfare motel located that Maurice lived when he met Laura?
(a) 54th Street and Broadway.
(b) Atlantic Street and Washington Avenue.
(c) 56th Street and Broadway.
(d) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.
3. What is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's relation to the author?
(a) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-grandmother.
(b) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's great-aunt.
(c) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's grandmother.
(d) Maria Giuseppe Benedetto was Laura's aunt.
4. How many cots were there in the Roberto Clemente Shelter in the Bronx when Maurice's family stayed there?
(a) 600.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.
5. How tall is Morris said to be in Chapter 2?
(a) 5'8".
(b) 6'1".
(c) 5'2".
(d) 5'9".
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the names of Darcella and Morris's oldest daughters?
2. What was Laura's biggest prize account she managed to secure in ad sales for USA Today?
3. For what infamous street gang was Morris a stick-up man?
4. What was the name of the apartment building where Laura lived when she met Maurice?
5. What did Rose name the straight-razor she carried for protection?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Laura teach Maurice to do when he first visited her apartment?
2. Under what circumstances did Laura Schroff first meet Maurice?
3. Why did Laura confront the concierge at her building about Maurice? What happened as a result?
4. Who wrote the book's Foreword? What is this individual's relationship to the author?
5. How is Uncle Limp described?
6. Who is Snake and how did he know Maurice?
7. What jobs did Nunziato Carino start out with as a teen? How did his career progress?
8. What Chinese proverb does Laura Schroff describe in Chapter 1?
9. What happened to make Uncle E unsettled?
10. How did Maurice respond to Laura’s visit at his apartment?
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