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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. For how lond did Laura work for Icelandic Airlines?

2. Where did Darcella move with her children when she left Morris?

3. Where did Laura Schroff's parents marry?

4. Where is the Prince George welfare hotel located in Manhattan?

5. Who was the pimp that Maurice helped out when he was 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Stan and what was his relationship to Laura?

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

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

4. How is Uncle Limp described?

5. Who is Morris? How is he described?

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

7. How is Uncle Dark described?

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

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

10. What did Miss House tell Laura about Maurice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Laura's first Christmas with Maurice. What did they do together to prepare for the holiday? What did they do on Christmas Eve? Where did they go on Christmas Day? What gifts were exchanged?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Annette and Bruce's home. Where did they live when Maurice first visited? What were his impressions of their home? What was Maurice's favorite aspect of the home? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of family in An Invisible Thread. What did family mean to Maurice? How did his vision of family change through his friendship with Laura? What are Laura's perceptions of family?

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