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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 is ONE character whom Harry invites back to the union shop for beer?
(a) Regina.
(b) Vinnie.
(c) Goldie.
(d) Georgette.

2. Who does Ada also think about in the park?
(a) Her brother, Ivan, who died in WWII.
(b) Her mother, who is sick with cancer.
(c) Her mother-in-law, who died in a car crash.
(d) Her son, Ira, who died in WWII.

3. At the nice bars, what does Tralala say about the Officer's "dames"?
(a) She says they are after the Officers' money, too.
(b) She comments on their lack of respect.
(c) She compares her physique to theirs, noting hers is superior.
(d) She wishes she was one of them.

4. Once at home with Louis, what does Lucy tell him she saw in the elevator?
(a) Human feces.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Cockroaches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tralala tell the Officer she does NOT need?

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

3. What part of New York City does Tralala decide to bring Harry in Part IV?

4. After going back to a downtown hotel with a recently returned soldier, what does Tralala do to him?

5. When Tralala arrives at the bar towards the end of Part IV, what disappoints her?

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 the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?

3. What do Tralala, Tony, and Al do to the doggie when he returns to the Greek diner?

4. As Mike sleeps in bed in Coda, what does he dream about before he is forced to wake up and take care of his crying baby?

5. At the beginning of Coda, why is Irene angry at her husband, Mike Kelly?

6. After Abraham drops his nice car off at the garage, where does he go and what does he tell everyone?

7. When a "doggie" enters the Greek diner one night, what does Tralala notice about him?

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

9. What happens the following day after the doggie returns to the Greek diner?

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

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