A Simple Act Comprehension Questions

How do Laura and Maurice meet?

• when Maurice is begging on the street
• when Maurice is begging outside her apartment
• when Laura takes him to lunch

What is the "invisible thread"?

• a connection and bond between two people
• important family members
• a change in a persons life

In "A Simple Act," who at first seems to be the only other person besides Laura who believes that Maurice can better himself?

• his mother

• his teacher

• Laura's sister

• a panhandler

What does Laura do when her friends suggest she write a book about her time with Maurice?

• she eventually writes a best seller
• she writes a best seller right away
• she writes an article instead

What does Maurice's time with Laura add to his life?

• hope, new experiences, security
• laugher, intelligence, hope
• obedience, hope, food

What does connects mean?

• to make a relationship
• to meet at a certain place
• to be removed from a relationahip

What does the word encourage mean?

• inspire, to support
• to put down
• to build a relationship

What usually happens when two people influence each other?

• They affect each other.

• They ignore each other.

• They make fun of each other.

• They compete with each other.

What does sharing food represent to Maurice?

• family bonding around a table
• privilege to eat at a table
• finding a place to eat

hich quotation from "A Simple Act" best supports the answer to question 9

• A]nd before she left, she told him to phone her if he was ever hungry.

• Laura introduced Maurice to new places, new ideas, and new possibilities.

• But what amazed him the most was the large dining room table where they all sat down and talked and ate together.

• If you were to visit the family's apartment, you might notice that there is no couch in the living room.