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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 many children died in the fire at Brooklyn Arms in 1986?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

2. What month was it when Laura first encountered Maurice?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) September.

3. Where was the office for Icelandic Airlines located when Laura began working there?
(a) 50th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) 54th Street and Broadway.
(d) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.

4. Where did Uncle Old go to buy cocaine from Dominican distributors in order to make crack?
(a) 50th Street and Fifth Avenue.
(b) 145th Street and Broadway.
(c) 56th Street and Broadway.
(d) 39th Street and Fifth Avenue.

5. Who was Laura's doorman that greeted Maurice on his first visit to Laura's apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Steve.
(c) Charles.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends up signing Maurice's permission slip to go to the ball game in Chapter 7?

2. On what day of the week did Laura find Maurice on the street for the second time?

3. What did Laura give to Maurice so that his family members would not steal the stuff she gave him?

4. For how lond did Laura work for Icelandic Airlines?

5. What New York Mayor pledged to clean up the Brooklyn Arms in 1986?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laura describe the dual nature of her father?

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

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

4. How does the author describe Sebastiano Vito Procino?

5. How did Maurice respond when Laura lectured him about punctuality?

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

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

8. What concerns did Laura grapple with as she entered into a friendship with Maurice?

9. What does the crack epidemic refer to? When did this epidemic begin and end?

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

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