An Invisible Thread

At the opening of the selection from An Invisible Thread, Maurice makes a toast to Laura. Which statement best describes Maurice and Laura on that occasion?

• Maurice is still a young boy, and Laura is a young working woman.

• Maurice has just gotten married, and Laura is attending the wedding.

• Maurice is a grown man, and Laura is celebrating her fiftieth birthday.

• Maurice and Laura have reunited after many years to recall their youth.

According to the selection from An Invisible Thread, what did Maurice ask Laura for on the day they met?

• food

• work

• money

• friendship

According to the selection from An Invisible Thread, what did Laura do for Maurice on the day they first met? Choose two options.

• She gave him a lot of money.

• She introduced him to her family.

• She played some games with him.

• She bought him a meal in a restaurant.

• She invited him home for a meal.

Which of these statements best portrays Maurice and Laura's relationship as presented in the selection from An Invisible Thread?

• Maurice benefited from the relationship much more than Laura did.

• Laura benefited from the relationship much more than Maurice did.

• Laura and Maurice both benefited enormously from the relationship.

• Neither Laura nor Maurice benefited very much from the relationship.

How does someone behave if she shows resilience in the face of a problem?

• She completely ignores the problem.

• She is able to recover from the problem.

• She feels helpless about the problem.

• She blames someone else for the problem.

What kind of person most clearly displays perseverance?

• a lazy person

• an impatient person

• a hard-working person

• an old-fashioned person

Which of these people most clearly displays generosity?

• someone who says one thing but does the opposite

• someone who displays many different skills and talents

• someone who bores others with endless talk on a topic

• someone who donates a lot of time and money to charity

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A According to the selection from An Invisible Thread, what main effect does Maurice believe Laura has had on him? Part B Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• (Part B) "Without you," Maurice said, raising his glass, "I could not be the man I am today."

• (Part A) She changed the direction of his life.

• (Part A) She helped him get along with other people.

• (Part A) She taught him to value what he already had.

• (Part A) She taught him the true value of money.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A How does Laura mainly feel as she listens to Maurice's toast in the selection from An Invisible Thread? Part B Which of these quotations from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• (Part A) emotional

• (Part A) foolish

• (Part B) Nearly everyone in the room had met him or at least knew his story, and so everyone was excited to see him and hear him speak.

• (Part A) brave

• (Part A) confused

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A According to the selection from An Invisible Thread, in what main way did Maurice teach Laura about the gift of love? Part B Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• (Part A) by showing what a child's love is like

• (Part A) by giving Laura someone to love

• (Part B) He kissed his wife, walked up and took the microphone, and began his toast.

• (Part A) by always remembering his mother

• (Part A) by the example of his marriage