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What did Maurice ask Laura for on the day they met?
Money
According to Maurice, what main effect did Laura have on him?
Someone who donates a lot of time and money to charity
What is one main difference in the points of view that Laura and Maurice express?
Laura focuses primarily on the past, but Maurice focuses primarily on the present.
What did Laura do for Maurice on the day they first met?
Maurice is a grown man, and Laura is celebrating her fiftieth birthday
How does Laura mainly feel as she listens to Maurice's toast?
Emotional
Based on your knowledge of the suffix -ity, choose the best example of equality.
a. A manager and a staff member wearing different uniforms
b. A team that includes only players who are above a certain age
c. A man and woman who receive the same pay for the same work
A man and woman who receive the same pay for the same work.
What did Laura do for Maurice on the day they first met?
She bought him a meal in a restaurant
In what main way did Maurice teach Laura about the gift of love?
By giving Laura someone to love
Which word in this sentence is an adjective, and which word does it modify?
a. The adjective is "grateful." It modifies "man"
b. The adjective is "warmly." It modifies "thanked"
c. The adjective is "who." It modifies "woman"
The adjective is "grateful." It modifies "man"
How does someone behave if they show resilience in the face of a problem?
They are able to recover from the problem
Which characteristic shows that the selection is written from the first-person point of view?
The author uses the pronoun "I" to refer to herself
How many adjectives does this sentence contain?
"Two good friends helped that young man find a job."
3
Which of these people most clearly displays generosity?
Someone who donates a lot of time and money to charity
How does Laura Schroff mainly share Maurice's thoughts and feelings about their relationship?
By providing a direct quotation of the toast he made
In which of these main ways does the selection from An Invisible Thread expand on the information in "A Simple Act"?
It shares Maurice's view of and feelings about the day he met Laura