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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Maurice steal the box-cutter he carried when he met Laura?
(a) Target.
(b) Duane Reade.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) Smitty's Grocery.

2. In what neighborhood in Brooklyn did Darcella grow up?
(a) Brooklyn Heights.
(b) Brownsville.
(c) Bed-Stuy.
(d) Williamsburg.

3. Who is Maurice's uncle that gave him a little Hess truck?
(a) Dark.
(b) Nice.
(c) Juice.
(d) Lefty.

4. What did Laura give to Stan on her way to work every day before he disappeared?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) A five-dollar bill.
(c) A breakfast sandwich.
(d) Loose change.

5. How many stories comprised the Bryant hotel when Laura first went there?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

6. How did Maurice's aunt die, with whom his family had moved after he was born?
(a) She was killed in a car accident.
(b) She burned to death.
(c) She died of cancer.
(d) She drowned.

7. On what flood did Maurice's family live when Laura first came to see them at the Bryant?
(a) The twelfth floor.
(b) The fifth floor.
(c) The third floor.
(d) The ninth floor.

8. Who was Laura's doorman that greeted Maurice on his first visit to Laura's apartment in Chapter 6?
(a) James.
(b) Charles.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Steve.

9. From what is the boy suffering welts on his body in the Introduction?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Shingles.
(c) Measles.
(d) Bedbugs.

10. Who introduced Darcella to crack cocaine?
(a) Uncle Nice.
(b) Uncle Limp.
(c) Uncle Dark.
(d) Uncle Old.

11. Where was Nunziato Carino's father from?
(a) Pescara.
(b) Forli.
(c) Vicenza.
(d) Calabria.

12. Who at the USA Today office brought Laura a bag of clothes for Maurice, as described in Chapter 9?
(a) Lou.
(b) Jack.
(c) Paul.
(d) Roger.

13. Where is I.S. 131 school located?
(a) Hester Street.
(b) Williams Street.
(c) Anderson Street.
(d) St. Christopher Street.

14. What was the nickname of Maurice's uncle that was just four years older than him?
(a) Uncle Dark.
(b) Uncle Limp.
(c) Uncle Nice.
(d) Uncle Juice.

15. By what nickname did most people call Morris?
(a) Speedy.
(b) Monster.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business is Drexel Burnham Lambert?

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

3. Where did Laura Schroff's parents marry?

4. What did Maurice do with the business card that Laura gave him on the day they met?

5. What did Maurice order for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chapter 5?

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