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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose house did Laura take Maurice for his birthday in Chapter 14?
(a) Annette's house.
(b) Nancy's house.
(c) Steve's house.
(d) Natalie's house.

2. Where did Laura's brother Frank work building airplane wings?
(a) Republic Fairchild.
(b) De Havilland Canada.
(c) Darracq Motor Engineering Company.
(d) Dassault-Breguet.

3. With what security company did Maurice get a job after returning to New York from North Carolina?
(a) The Doer Security Company.
(b) The Ross Security Company.
(c) The Williams Security Company.
(d) Skawinski Securities.

4. On what holiday did Maurice's father die?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

5. How old was Frank when he died?
(a) 59.
(b) 51.
(c) 32.
(d) 41.

6. What was the first messenger service to hire Maurice?
(a) Wilkins and Atkins Messengers.
(b) Bullet Messenger Manpower.
(c) Roswell Messenger Service.
(d) Roger's Messenger Service.

7. Who set Laura up on her first date with Michael?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Annette.
(c) Janette.
(d) Kim.

8. Where did Laura meet Kevin?
(a) A government office building.
(b) A concert.
(c) A railroad platform.
(d) A nursing home.

9. Where did Laura first go on a double date with Michael?
(a) El Quijote.
(b) Jean Georges.
(c) Perry Street.
(d) Hard Rock Cafe.

10. Where in Brooklyn did Maurice move with Michelle after they began seeing one another?
(a) Atlantic Avenue.
(b) Martin Luther King Blvd.
(c) Pacific Avenue.
(d) Washington Avenue.

11. How old was Laura when her mother died?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 32.

12. From what did Maurice's Grandma Rose die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) A fire.
(c) AIDS.
(d) Cancer.

13. What hospital was Laura's mother checked into when her cancer became worse, according to the author in Chapter 13?
(a) Bellevue Hospital.
(b) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital.
(c) St. Jude Hospital.
(d) King's County Hospital.

14. How much money did Maurice earn in his first job working for a messenger service?
(a) $5/hour.
(b) $8/hour.
(c) $10/hour.
(d) $6/hour.

15. Who was Laura's best friend in junior high school?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sue.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Kim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie did Maurice love that Laura bought him a soundtrack for, as described in Chapter 10?

2. What was the first wrapped present that Maurice ever received?

3. Where did Maurice go to shower at the YMCA when he was homeless?

4. Where had Kevin been assigned a job when his marriage with Laura began to dissolve?

5. Who was Nunzie's friend that he started a construction business with?

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