A Simple Act Review

How do Laura and Maurice first meet?

• Maurice is playing music on the corner

• Maurice picks Laura up in his cab

• Maurice is begging on the street

• Maurice lives on the same block as Laura

What does the old Chinese proverb say connects two people who are destined to meet?

• "An invisible thread" connects certain people together who are destined to meet

• The greatest gift of life is friendship

• A real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks away

• Friendship grows from money

What weekly ritual do Laura and Maurice begin after they first meet?

• Laura helps Maurice with his homework after school on Tuesdays.

• They eat dinner together every Monday.

• They watch television together every Monday.

• Maurice does chores for Laura on Tuesdays.

Besides Laura, who believes that Maurice can better himself?

• his teacher

• his mother

• Laura's sister

• his father

When Laura started making Maurice lunch, what did he ask her to do so the other kids would know someone cared about him?

• Put it in a fancy lunchbox.

• Put it in a brown paper bag.

• Leave notes inside it.

• Cut the crust off his sandwiches.

What was Maurice's favorite part of the visit to Laura's sister?

• All of her kids

• The huge front lawn and backyard

• Laura's sister helped get Maurice a job in construction

• The large dining room table where they ate & talked together

Which of the following is NOT true about Maurice's adult life?

• Maurice takes his lunch to work in a brown paper bag

• Maurice has a large dining room table in his living room

• Maurice has a wife and children

• Maurice has a job in construction

What does the article mention was Maurice the first person in his family to receive?

• A high school diploma

• A paycheck

• A newspaper article written about him

• A Master's Degree

By the end of "A Simple Act," what does sharing food most likely mean to Maurice?

• wealth and privilege

• being pitied by others

• an accepting family bond

• exchanging unusual ideas

What happens after Laura's friends suggest she should write a book?

• she writes a magazine article instead

• she writes the book immediately

• she writes a book, but doesn't publish it

• she eventually writes a best seller