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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. How would you describe Mike's wife?

2. What does Tralala think about as she is in the cab with the man who wants to have sex with her in Part IV?

3. How did other girls in Tralala's neighborhood feel about her?

4. When the narrator switches to describing Vinnie in Coda, who does the narrator reveal is Vinnie's wife?

5. How much extra money do the union workers receive for picketing?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part IV, how does the narrator describe the tactics Tralala used to get money from sailors?

2. How does Mike reward himself for changing his baby's diaper in Coda?

3. What does Mary, Harry's wife, believe is the reason her husband is upset?

4. Rather than steal money, what does Tralala realize will earn her more money?

5. What does Ada morn for in Coda? Who does she miss?

6. At the beginning of Part V, what does Harry Black do to his son?

7. When Harry meets Vinnie, Sal, and Malfie at the Greek diner, what does he ask them about?

8. What does Vinnie do in Coda in reaction to his wife using their apartment bathroom?

9. Why does the doggie return to the Greek diner to see Tralala?

10. Why is Lucy embarrassed to tell the laundromat manager that her kids poured too much soup into the washing machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select 2-3 scenes from the novel in which Tralala interacts with 2-3 different characters and describe the different tones and moods. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument

Essay Topic 2

Last Exit to Brooklyn is told through a third person point of view. Analyze the author's choice to tell the story from this perspective. How does this point of view affect the plot of the novel? How does viewing the world through a third person's eyes help readers think about society, and Brooklyn in particular, at large?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Harry's relationship with Mary, his wife. How would you describe their relationship? What is the significance of their relationship? Why does Harry beat up his wife once she confronts him about his love for Regina?

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