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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mike Kelly's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Irene.
(c) Suzy.
(d) Georgette.

2. During the strike, how does Harry feel?
(a) He feels a sense of importance and accomplishment.
(b) He feels anxious about not getting paid.
(c) He feels depressed about not working enough.
(d) He feels happy to not be working.

3. What does the Officer enjoy about Tralala?
(a) Her ingenuity.
(b) Her modesty.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her kindness.

4. When the narrator switches to describing Vinnie in Coda, who does the narrator reveal is Vinnie's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Georgette.
(c) Suzy.
(d) Goldie.

5. Who does Harry first have sex with after he goes to the bar in Part V?
(a) Miss Tony.
(b) Alberta.
(c) Georgette.
(d) Goldie.

6. When the narrator switches to Lucy in Coda, what is she doing with her children?
(a) Taking them to see their father.
(b) Feeding them dinner.
(c) Trying to control their inappropriate game playing.
(d) Taking them to a friend's apartment to play.

7. At the end of Coda, who does Abe meet at a club called Mel's?
(a) Irene.
(b) Georgette.
(c) Suzy.
(d) Lucy.

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

9. How many years ago did Ada's husband, Hymie, die?
(a) 4.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

10. During the strike, what arrives at the workers' factory that causes unrest?
(a) New machinery.
(b) A bomb.
(c) Guns.
(d) Delivery trucks.

11. When Tralala arrives at the bar towards the end of Part IV, what disappoints her?
(a) That she did not pursue her dream of becoming a professional baker.
(b) That she has not made as much money as she did the night previously.
(c) That the bar door is not shut so she can throw it wide open dramatically.
(d) That she did not write a letter to the Officer who brought her shopping.

12. Where is Lucy when the narrator switches back to her story in Coda?
(a) Church.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The market.
(d) The laundromat.

13. Who does Tralala seduce in the last bar in Part IV?
(a) Jack.
(b) Alex.
(c) An Army Officer.
(d) Harry.

14. How does management feel about Harry and his presence at work?
(a) They love him.
(b) They hate him.
(c) They think he is a diligent worker.
(d) They respect him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the Officer with whom Tralala spends 4 days?

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. As violence erupts at the factory during the strike, what happens to the workers?

4. After Tralala spends 4 days with an Officer, what does he leave her in an envelope?

5. Who does Tralala see as a threat in this bar she ends up in toward the end of Part IV?

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