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

2. How does management feel about Harry and his presence at work?
(a) They hate him.
(b) They think he is a diligent worker.
(c) They respect him.
(d) They love him.

3. Where does Tralala go to look for other rich Officers in Part IV?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) Greenwich.

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

5. What does Harry purchase for the workers during the strike?
(a) New uniforms.
(b) Kegs of beer.
(c) Prositutes.
(d) Fresh vegetables for the workers' families.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much extra money do the union workers receive for picketing?

3. After Tralala leaves the downtown hotel, where does she go?

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

5. At the end of Part IV, what keeps falling off the bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does the man who the narrator calls "Officer" treat Tralala? What do they do together?

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

6. Why is Lucy embarrassed to tell the laundromat manager that her kids poured too much soup into the washing machine?

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

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

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

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

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