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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. When did Laura Schroff first interview with Valerie Salembier?
2. Where is the Prince George welfare hotel located in Manhattan?
3. Which of Maurice's uncles survived 9/11 because he was late to work?
4. How many cots were there in the Roberto Clemente Shelter in the Bronx when Maurice's family stayed there?
5. Who is attributed to the following quote from the Foreword? "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step" (17)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the brown bag lunch in An Invisible Thread?
2. Where did Maurice live when he met Laura? How is this setting described?
3. What is the significance of the baseball glove?
4. Who is Snake and how did he know Maurice?
5. What did Maurice tell Laura that his mother did all day when she first asked?
6. What did Laura aspire to be after graduating high school? How did she go about pursuing this dream?
7. What weapon did Maurice carry for protection? Where and how did he get it?
8. How is Grandmother Rose described? Where did she grow up?
9. How did Maurice respond when Laura lectured him about punctuality?
10. Who wrote the book's Foreword? What is this individual's relationship to the author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Laura Schroff's relationship with her father. What aspects of her father did Laura detest? What aspects of him did she admire? How did her relationship with her father end?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Laura's parents. What was their heritage? Where did they live? What did Laura's mother and father do for a living? What were the family finances like?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Laura's first Christmas with Maurice. What did they do together to prepare for the holiday? What did they do on Christmas Eve? Where did they go on Christmas Day? What gifts were exchanged?
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