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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 is the boy that is described in Brooklyn in the book's Introduction?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

2. By what nickname did Darcella call Morris?
(a) Juice.
(b) Junebug.
(c) Dark.
(d) Red.

3. Where did Darcella move with her children when she left Morris?
(a) The Marcy Projects.
(b) The Central Harlem Projects.
(c) The Atlantic Projects.
(d) The Southside Projects.

4. In what year did Laura meet Maurice?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1989.

5. Where does Laura describe Stan having lived on the streets in Chapter 1?
(a) On 34th Street.
(b) On Broadway.
(c) Off Sixth Avenue.
(d) Off Ninth Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sebastiano Vito Procino come to America?

2. How many siblings does Laura have?

3. Where did Laura take Maurice to eat when she first met him?

4. How old was Maurice when his uncle gave him a little Hess truck?

5. What did Maurice order for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Snake and how did he know Maurice?

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

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

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

5. What happened to make Uncle E unsettled?

6. What items did Laura give to Maurice when he first visited her apartment?

7. What Chinese proverb does Laura Schroff describe in Chapter 1?

8. Where did Laura work when she met Maurice? What did her job entail?

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

10. Where did Maurice and Laura go for their first meal together? What did they order?

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