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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. Where was Laura's interview for Travel Agent magazine?

2. Where is the Prince George welfare hotel located in Manhattan?

3. Who interviewed Laura at Travel Agent magazine?

4. How tall is Morris said to be in Chapter 2?

5. When did Sebastiano Vito Procino come to America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Under what circumstances did Laura Schroff first meet Maurice?

3. How is Grandmother Rose described? Where did she grow up?

4. Who was Stan and what was his relationship to Laura?

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

6. How does Laura describe the dual nature of her father?

7. How is Uncle Old described?

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

9. How does the author describe New York in the 1980s?

10. Who is Maria Giuseppe Benedetto? When and where did she live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the white teddy bear, the bike, and bagged lunches in An Invisible Thread. Where did Maurice obtain the teddy bear and what did he do with it? What happened to Maurice's bike and why is this important? What did bag lunches represent to Maurice?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Maurice's education. How did he perform in school? Where was he educated? What was the extent of his education, and how did that change over time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the various ways that Laura was a mentor to Maurice. What aspects of life did Laura teach Maurice? How did he feel about learning from Laura? What impacts did this relationship have on Maurice?

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