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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. What vessel did Maria Giuseppe Benedetto take to America with her children?

2. What are the names of Darcella and Morris's oldest daughters?

3. Who is Maurice's uncle that gave him a little Hess truck?

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

5. Who took Laura to the ER when she sliced her finger cutting asparagus in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the baseball glove?

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

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

4. What did Laura aspire to be after graduating high school? How did she go about pursuing this dream?

5. What items did Laura give to Maurice when he first visited her apartment?

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

7. Who is Snake and how did he know Maurice?

8. How did Maurice respond to Laura’s visit at his apartment?

9. What is the Brooklyn Arms and when did Maurice live there?

10. What does the crack epidemic refer to? When did this epidemic begin and end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss Laura Schroff's relationship with her father. What aspects of her father did Laura detest? What aspects of him did she admire? How did her relationship with her father end?

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