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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. How much money does Laura describe spending on a company-provided trip to Kitzbuhel, Austria, in Chapter 3?

2. Who introduced Darcella to crack cocaine?

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

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

5. Who was Rose's boyfriend that had a stutter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miss House tell Laura about Maurice?

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

3. What were the two gifts that Maurice had ever received in his life when Laura met him?

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

5. What Chinese proverb does Laura Schroff describe in Chapter 1?

6. What happened when the Bureau of child welfare came to the Prince George looking for Maurice?

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

8. How is Uncle Juice described?

9. How does the author describe Sebastiano Vito Procino?

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

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

Discuss the narrative style of An Invisible Thread. From what perspective is the narrative related? Does the author provide commentary outside of the main narrative? If so, how is this commentary presented?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Laura Schroff's career. How did she come to be an ad executive? What was her education? How successful was she in her career?

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