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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. Who was Rose's boyfriend that had a stutter?

2. What is the public housing complex in Brownsville known for crime and violence that the author describes in Chapter 7?

3. Who was Darcella's older sister that she moved in with when he was born?

4. When did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto depart for America with her children?

5. On what day of the week did Laura find Maurice on the street for the second time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the narrative style of the Introduction. How does this narrative style differ from the main body of the book?

3. How does Laura describe her relationship with punctuality? What does this say about her?

4. Who wrote the book's Foreword? What is this individual's relationship to the author?

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

6. What weapon did Maurice carry for protection? Where and how did he get it?

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

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

9. How is Uncle Limp described?

10. What Chinese proverb does Laura Schroff describe in Chapter 1?

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

Describe and discuss Darcella. Where was Darcella born? What was her family like growing up? What led Darcella to a life of drugs? How did Darcella die?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Laura Schroff's career. How did she come to be an ad executive? What was her education? How successful was she in her career?

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