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

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

3. Who waits behind to try to have a turn having sex with Tralala?
(a) VInnie.
(b) Freddie.
(c) Alex.
(d) Some neighborhood kids.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Ada sits in the park, what does she think about when her husband was still alive?

2. After sex with his wife in Part V, what does Harry dream about during his sleep?

3. What does Harry purchase for the workers during the strike?

4. In what state is Tralala's body at the end of Part IV?

5. At the Willie's, who does Tralala angrily talk to about losing two grand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Part IV, how does the narrator describe the tactics Tralala used to get money from sailors?

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

4. What happens to Harry and Joey at the end of Part V?

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

6. When the Officer has to leave, what does he give Tralala as a parting gift?

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

8. How does the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?

9. What does Vinnie do in Coda in reaction to his wife using their apartment bathroom?

10. Why does the doggie return to the Greek diner to see Tralala?

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