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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where did Tralala often take men for sex?
(a) The Greek diner.
(b) The park.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The bus station.

2. What does Tralala tell the Officer she does NOT need?
(a) A cosmetics case.
(b) A nightgown.
(c) A bouquet of wildflowers.
(d) A new car.

3. Realizing his wife has locked the bathroom door, what does Vinnie do rather than patiently wait until she is finished?
(a) Urinates in a bucket in their apartment hallway.
(b) Urinates in a beer bottle.
(c) Urinates in the kitchen sink.
(d) Urinates out of his apartment window.

4. What happens to Tralala at the end of Part IV?
(a) She dies.
(b) She is knocked unconscious.
(c) She is put into an old car and men line up to have sex with her.
(d) She goes to the hospital.

5. Where does Tralala go to look for other rich Officers in Part IV?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) Greenwich.
(d) Brooklyn.

6. When Lucy returns home after running errands, what does she find her husband, Louis, doing at home?
(a) Paying the bills.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Studying for his final exams.

7. What type of mood overcomes Harry when he wife enters the room at the beginning of Part V?
(a) He becomes anxious and fidgety.
(b) He becomes depressed.
(c) He becomes deeply irritated.
(d) He becomes aggressive.

8. How much extra money do the union workers receive for picketing?
(a) $5/week.
(b) $10/day.
(c) $1/day.
(d) None.

9. As the summer stretches on, what happens to the union workers in Part V?
(a) They feel anxious about losing their jobs.
(b) They feel less enthused about being on strike.
(c) They feel excited by their demands and are hopeful things will change for the better.
(d) They feel bored.

10. During the workers' strike, what is Harry's job?
(a) He makes sure the workers' families are well fed.
(b) He creates a list of on-going demands.
(c) He operates new machinery.
(d) He operates the union shop and organizes pickets.

11. What does Tralala think about as she is in the cab with the man who wants to have sex with her in Part IV?
(a) Where she can find another job.
(b) When he will stop talking.
(c) When he will pay her.
(d) When he will pass out.

12. How do the men try to revive a half-conscious Tralala?
(a) They slap her legs.
(b) They call an ambulance.
(c) They slap her face.
(d) They give her CPR.

13. How did other girls in Tralala's neighborhood feel about her?
(a) They looked up to her.
(b) They hated her.
(c) The envied her.
(d) They loved her.

14. Towards the end of Part IV, which bar does Tralala end up returning to?
(a) Willie's.
(b) Mickey's.
(c) Sammie's
(d) Davie's.

15. What does Harry do after his wife, Mary, confronts him about never being home lately?
(a) He punches her in the face.
(b) He takes their son and runs away.
(c) He says he is sorry.
(d) He says it's none of her business.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mike's wife arrives home from her job at the supermarket, what does she struggle to do?

2. At the end of Coda, who does Abe meet at a club called Mel's?

3. How does management feel about Harry and his presence at work?

4. When the narrator switches to Lucy in Coda, what is she doing with her children?

5. What does Harry do when his wife, Mary, walks into the room where Harry has just touched his son inappropriately?

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