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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. What New York Mayor pledged to clean up the Brooklyn Arms in 1986?
(a) Rudy Gulliani.
(b) Michael Bloomberg.
(c) Jack Spence.
(d) Ed Koch.

2. When did Laura Schroff first interview with Valerie Salembier?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1972.

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 is the Broadway Diner that Laura took Maurice to for dinner?
(a) 24th Street.
(b) 73rd Street.
(c) 55th Street.
(d) 67th Street.

5. What was the nickname of Maurice's uncle that was just four years older than him?
(a) Uncle Dark.
(b) Uncle Juice.
(c) Uncle Limp.
(d) Uncle Nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced Darcella to crack cocaine?

2. How old was Laura when she met Maurice?

3. In what room did Maurice's family live at the Brooklyn Arms?

4. Who interviewed Laura at Travel Agent magazine?

5. What was the name of Maria Giuseppe Benedetto's youngest child born just two months before her husband was killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Uncle Old described?

2. What were the two gifts that Maurice had ever received in his life when Laura met him?

3. Describe Darcella's history of drug abuse.

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

5. How is Uncle Limp described?

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

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

8. What jobs did Nunziato Carino start out with as a teen? How did his career progress?

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

10. How does the author describe Darcella?

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