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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. Where did Nunziato Carino tend bar while Laura was growing up?

2. Where did Laura Schroff's parents marry?

3. When did the magazine Ms. debut?

4. What was the name of the apartment building where Laura lived when she met Maurice?

5. Who is attributed to the following quote from the Foreword? "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" (17)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Uncle Old described?

2. What did Maurice tell Laura that his mother did all day when she first asked?

3. Where did Maurice live when he met Laura? How is this setting described?

4. How did Maurice respond when Laura lectured him about punctuality?

5. How is Grandmother Rose described? Where did she grow up?

6. How does the author describe Sebastiano Vito Procino?

7. Where did Maurice and Laura go for their first meal together? What did they order?

8. How is Uncle Juice described?

9. How is Uncle Dark 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 Laura's marriage to Michael. How did this affect her friendship with Maurice? Where did Laura move with Michael? What ultimately led to their divorce?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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