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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Laura's youngest brother?
(a) Steven.
(b) William.
(c) Roger.
(d) Paul.

2. In what month did Laura marry Michael?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

3. What was the first wrapped present that Maurice ever received?
(a) A journal and a nice pen.
(b) A remote-control racecar.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A bicycle.

4. In what year did Laura last speak to her father?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1995.

5. Who does Laura reference in speaking of the hero's journey in Chapter 17?
(a) William Blake.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Joseph Campbell.
(d) Lord Byron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael name his 36-foot Grand Banks trawler?

2. Where did Maurice obtain his first Section 8 apartment after turning 18?

3. How old was Frank when he died?

4. What brand of cigarettes did Michael present Laura with on their third date?

5. How much money did Maurice earn in his first job working for a messenger service?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led to Maurice becoming homeless for a time? Where did he sleep?

3. How did Maurice's parents die? How did their deaths impact him?

4. What did Laura get for Maurice on their first Christmas together?

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

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

7. How did Laura respond when she learned of Maurice's first child? Why?

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

9. Why did Maurice want to become a policeman?

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

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