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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 did Michael name his 36-foot Grand Banks trawler?

2. Where did Annette live when Laura took Maurice to visit her in Chapter 10?

3. Where did Maurice go to try to set up a business funneling clothes from New York after the birth of his second son?

4. Whose songs did Michael show up with a CD of on his second date with Laura?

5. How old was Laura when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Annette's family. Who are Annette's children and how old were they when they met Maurice?

2. What was the first decent job that Maurice obtained after he had become homeless?

3. Why did Maurice stay out of touch with Laura for several years?

4. Why did Laura take Maurice to her sister Annette's house? Where did Annette live?

5. What was Maurice's favorite aspect of Annette's home? Why?

6. What is the significance of the gift that Maurice gave to Laura on their first Christmas together?

7. Where did Maurice spend Christmas the year before he met Laura? What did he receive?

8. What does Maurice relate in his letter in the end of the book?

9. How does Laura describe her first Thanksgiving with Maurice?

10. What does the jug of spare change represent symbolically?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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