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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. After leaving the upscale bar with a CPO, what does Tralala do the following day?
(a) Go to the Greek diner and drink coffee all day.
(b) Go home and make herself a sandwich.
(c) Go to a cafeteria, wash her face, and get coffee and a bun.
(d) Get drunk and wonder the streets of Brooklyn.

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

3. What does Harry do when his wife, Mary, walks into the room where Harry has just touched his son inappropriately?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Jumps and clenches his fists.
(c) Throws a book at the wall.
(d) Pulls away from his son quickly.

4. What does Tralala flaunt in order to get attention at the bar towards the end of Part IV?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her breasts.
(d) Her singing voice.

5. At the beginning of Part IV, who arrives at the Greek diner who Tralala was not expecting?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The recently returned soldier.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Georgette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mike Kelly at the beginning of Coda when his wife asks if he can purchase groceries?

2. Towards the end of Part IV, which bar does Tralala end up returning to?

3. What happens to some of the union workers' wives?

4. As Tralala lay unconscious after the men leave at the end of Part IV, what happens to her clothes?

5. How would you describe Mike's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harry's role once the workers at the steel factory decide to go on strike?

2. What is Harry's work routine at the steel factory?

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

4. How does Harry's new role during the factory strike make him feel?

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

6. How does Harry feel about his relationship with Alberta?

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

8. Why does Harry eventually have to talk to Mr. Harrington, his manager?

9. Towards the end of Coda, what do Vinnie and Mary fight over?

10. What does Mary, Harry's wife, believe is the reason her husband is upset?

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