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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. On what day of the week did Laura find Maurice on the street for the second time?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

2. What did Laura cook for Maurice when she first invited him to her home for dinner?
(a) Crab cakes and salad.
(b) Chicken with pasta.
(c) Lobster bisque.
(d) Steak and mashed potatoes.

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

4. Where is the Prince George welfare hotel located in Manhattan?
(a) East 36th Street.
(b) West 12th Street.
(c) West 28th Street.
(d) 145th Street and Broadway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Maurice when he witnessed his mother stabbing his father?

2. Who is attributed to the following quote from the Foreword? "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" (17)?

3. In what Long Island town did Laura grow up?

4. Who is Darcella's mother?

5. How tall is Grandmother Rose described as being?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miss House tell Laura about Maurice?

2. What happened when the Bureau of child welfare came to the Prince George looking for Maurice?

3. What did Laura and Maurice do after their first meal together?

4. Where did Laura live when she met Maurice? How is this setting described?

5. What led Laura to go to the Bryant? What did she discover when she arrived?

6. How does the author describe New York in the 1980s?

7. Who was Stan and what was his relationship to Laura?

8. Under what circumstances did Laura Schroff first meet Maurice?

9. Who is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto? When and where did she live?

10. What did Laura teach Maurice to do when he first visited her apartment?

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