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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname did most people call Morris?

2. Where did Laura take Maurice to eat when she first met him?

3. What is Maurice's last name?

4. Which of Maurice's uncles survived 9/11 because he was late to work?

5. Where was Maurice when Laura first encountered him begging?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the Bureau of child welfare came to the Prince George looking for Maurice?

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

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

4. How does Laura describe her apartment in Chapter 6?

5. What did Miss House tell Laura about Maurice?

6. Where did Laura live when she met Maurice? How is this setting described?

7. Who is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto? When and where did she live?

8. Where did Laura work when she met Maurice? What did her job entail?

9. How does the author describe Darcella?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Maurice's education. How did he perform in school? Where was he educated? What was the extent of his education, and how did that change over time?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the narrative style of An Invisible Thread. From what perspective is the narrative related? Does the author provide commentary outside of the main narrative? If so, how is this commentary presented?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of motherhood in An Invisible Thread. What did the concept of becoming a mother mean to Laura? How did this vision change? What different mothers are discussed in the book and how are they presented by the author?

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