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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Part IV, what keeps falling off the bar?
(a) Glasses.
(b) Napkins.
(c) Empty beer cans.
(d) Nails.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Ada want to do once she goes to the park, watching the children play?
(a) To talk to someone.
(b) To go to sleep to dream about Hymie.
(c) To play along with the children.
(d) To take one of the children home with her.

5. What happens to some of the union workers' wives?
(a) They become depressed.
(b) They are forced into the workforce to help support their families.
(c) They leave their husbands.
(d) They help the men's cause by making new picket signs and creating a list of their own demands.

6. Where is Mike Kelly at the beginning of Coda when his wife asks if he can purchase groceries?
(a) In the shower.
(b) At work.
(c) On the toilet.
(d) In bed.

7. At the union meeting, what is one thing the union president promise to the workers?
(a) A month-long vacation.
(b) Better equipment.
(c) A 30-hour work week.
(d) New uniforms.

8. What does Ada wake up thinking about in Coda?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The weather.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her ex-boyfriend.

9. After Lucy confronts her children, what does a neighbor inform Lucy about?
(a) Dripping water.
(b) A fire next door.
(c) A police investigation.
(d) Noisy children.

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

11. How old was Tralala when she first had sex?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

12. What is the title of Part IV?
(a) Hail Mary.
(b) Bloody Eye.
(c) Tralala.
(d) The Queen is Dead.

13. As Ada sits in the park, what does she think about when her husband was still alive?
(a) She thinks about when he took her to the beach.
(b) She thinks about when he proposed.
(c) She thinks about when he bought her a new sweater.
(d) She thinks about when they first discovered she was pregnant.

14. Who does the union president hire to take care of unsavory business that caused violence to erupt?
(a) Vinnie and Sal.
(b) Tommy and Spook.
(c) Georgette and Goldie.
(d) Vinnie and Harry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tralala seduce in the last bar in Part IV?

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

3. At the union meeting, what does Harry promise the workers?

4. When Lucy returns home after running errands, what does she find her husband, Louis, doing at home?

5. How does Mike respond to his wife's request to purchase some groceries?

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