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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. Where did Laura first go on a double date with Michael?
(a) Perry Street.
(b) El Quijote.
(c) Hard Rock Cafe.
(d) Jean Georges.

2. In what month did Laura marry Michael?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

3. Where did Annette live when Laura took Maurice to visit her in Chapter 10?
(a) Huntington Station.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Greenlawn.
(d) Connecticut.

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

5. What brand of cigarettes did Michael present Laura with on their third date?
(a) Chesterfield.
(b) L and M.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) Camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Laura last speak to her father?

2. Who was the divorce lawyer that Laura turned to when Kevin left her?

3. What date does the author describe at the Westchester Country Club in the opening of Chapter 18?

4. What was the first messenger service to hire Maurice?

5. Where did Laura and Kevin rent a nice apartment after marrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Laura describe her first Thanksgiving with Maurice?

3. What does the jug of spare change represent symbolically?

4. Where did Maurice spend Christmas the year before he met Laura? What did he receive?

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

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

7. What does Maurice relate in his letter in the end of the book?

8. Why did Maurice stay out of touch with Laura for several years?

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

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

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