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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as looking like a beautiful showgirl from a magazine?
(a) Lee.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Georgette.
(d) Goldie.

2. What does Rosie say at the end of Part I to the police officers?
(a) She confirms Freddie's accusation about the soldiers.
(b) She tries to get the police to arrest Freddie.
(c) She says she is homeless and needs help.
(d) She denies Freddie's accusation about the soldiers.

3. At Miss Tony's, in Part II, what calms everybody down?
(a) Gin.
(b) Georgette's singing.
(c) A new candle.
(d) Music.

4. Where does Georgette sneak off to after the doctor bandages her leg?
(a) Vinnie's apartment.
(b) Tony's apartment.
(c) Harry's apartment.
(d) Goldie's apartment.

5. At the beginning of Part I, where is the diner located that Vinnie and his friends loiter in?
(a) Near the Brooklyn Armybase
(b) Near the Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Near the Brooklyn Dodger's stadium.
(d) Near a the Hudson river.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alex in Part I?

2. How many soldiers walk past the argument between Rosie and Freddy?

3. Where does Georgette go to meet Vinnie?

4. Who does Tommy take for a ride at the end of Part III?

5. Before entering her house, what does Georgette do?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Tommy makes his announcement, what does Spook announce to the patrons at the diner?

2. What happens to Suzy and Tommy towards the end of their wedding reception?

3. What is the significance of the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn? What does the title suggest about the story overall?

4. What is the chapter structure of Last Exit to Brooklyn?

5. What happens to Georgette outside the Greek diner?

6. Outside of the Greek diner, what does Georgette tell Vinnie?

7. Where does Vinnie send Georgette after the accident?

8. How does the novel open in Part I? What are the characters doing?

9. What does Rosie, a prostitute, ask for from Freddie at the Greek diner?

10. Why does Georgette's brother, Arthur, not like her?

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