View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the teacher that Laura first met with at Maurice's school?
(a) Miss Rogers.
(b) Miss Jackson.
(c) Miss House.
(d) Miss Ross.

2. What did Maurice do with the business card that Laura gave him on the day they met?
(a) He gave it to a policeman.
(b) He put it away in his dresser.
(c) He gave it to his mother.
(d) He threw it into the garbage.

3. What friend did Laura ask to go with her to the Bryant to meet Maurice's family in Chapter 7?
(a) Lisa.
(b) Marie.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Kim.

4. Where is I.S. 131 school located?
(a) Williams Street.
(b) St. Christopher Street.
(c) Hester Street.
(d) Anderson Street.

5. On what flood did Maurice's family live when Laura first came to see them at the Bryant?
(a) The twelfth floor.
(b) The ninth floor.
(c) The fifth floor.
(d) The third floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious group did Uncle Limp sign up with while in prison?

2. Where did Valerie Salembier go to work after leaving Ms. magazine?

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

4. How many stories comprised the Bryant hotel when Laura first went there?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Morris? How is he described?

2. How is Uncle Old described?

3. What is the significance of the baseball glove?

4. How is Uncle Limp described?

5. How does the author describe Sebastiano Vito Procino?

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

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

8. How did Maurice respond to Laura’s visit at his apartment?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 720 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample