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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. To what sporting event did Laura take Maurice for his birthday in Chapter 14?
(a) A Mets game.
(b) Wrestlemania.
(c) A horse race.
(d) A Dodgers game.

2. How much money did Maurice ask to borrow from Laura before Christmas in Chapter 16?
(a) $300.
(b) $400.
(c) $500.
(d) $100.

3. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.
(b) Bellevue Hospital.
(c) King's County Hospital.
(d) St. Jude Hospital.

4. What does Laura recall eating on her first double date with Michael?
(a) Steak.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Crabs.
(d) Lobster.

5. Why does Laura say she uses the name "Kevin" in reference to her ex-husband in Chapter 12?
(a) To protect the guilty.
(b) To protect the innocent.
(c) To avoid a lawsuit.
(d) To erase him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Laura reference in speaking of the hero's journey in Chapter 17?

2. How old was Laura when her mother died?

3. Who was Laura's best friend in junior high school?

4. Where did Maurice go to try to set up a business funneling clothes from New York after the birth of his second son?

5. Where had Darcella been arrested on the night her family was to move to Section 8 housing in Brooklyin in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was Maurice's favorite aspect of Annette's home? Why?

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

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

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

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

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