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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. With what kind of cancer was Laura's mother afflicted?
(a) Uterine cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Kidney cancer.

2. What television show did Steven talk about his father loving at his funeral?
(a) The Honeymooners.
(b) Sandford and Son.
(c) The Jeffersons.
(d) Mork and Mindy.

3. What was the first wrapped present that Maurice ever received?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) A remote-control racecar.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A journal and a nice pen.

4. Where did Laura move to an apartment in Manhattan after leaving her family following her split with Kevin?
(a) East 112th Street.
(b) 56th Street and Broadway.
(c) 145th Street and Broadway.
(d) East 83rd Street.

5. Who does Laura reference in speaking of the hero's journey in Chapter 17?
(a) Joseph Campbell.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) William Blake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Maurice obtain his first Section 8 apartment after turning 18?

2. What did Maurice's niece and nephew light on fire leading to the demolition of his apartment?

3. Where did Laura's brother Frank work building airplane wings?

4. Where did Maurice enroll in college in order to earn two years' study to become a police officer?

5. What kind of bicycle did Laura get for Maurice on his fifteenth birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Maurice becoming homeless for a time? Where did he sleep?

2. Why did Maurice want to become a policeman?

3. What did Laura get for Maurice on their first Christmas together?

4. What was the first decent job that Maurice obtained after he had become homeless?

5. Describe the terrifying ride through a blizzard that Laura recounts in Chapter 10. What happened?

6. How did Laura respond when she learned of Maurice's first child? Why?

7. Describe Annette's family. Who are Annette's children and how old were they when they met Maurice?

8. Why did Laura take Maurice to her sister Annette's house? Where did Annette live?

9. What is the significance of the gift that Maurice gave to Laura on their first Christmas together?

10. How did Maurice's parents die? How did their deaths impact him?

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