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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 the narrator switches back to discussing Ada, what is she doing with her dead's husband's pajamas?
(a) Smoothing them over with a lint roller.
(b) Folding them and putting them away.
(c) Measuring them.
(d) Setting them out on the bed.

2. When Mike's wife arrives home from her job at the supermarket, what does she struggle to do?
(a) Control her excitement about being home.
(b) Control her anxiety at having to cook dinner for Mike and his friend.
(c) Control her temper at the site of Mike and his friend drinking.
(d) Control her frustration about her long work day.

3. Who does the union president hire to take care of unsavory business that caused violence to erupt?
(a) Tommy and Spook.
(b) Georgette and Goldie.
(c) Vinnie and Sal.
(d) Vinnie and Harry.

4. Which bar does Harry begin to frequent during the strike?
(a) Winnie's.
(b) Kelly's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) Mel's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ada want to do once she goes to the park, watching the children play?

2. What does Lucy realize her children did after the neighbor comes to talk to her?

3. When the narrator talks about Abraham, what does he think about?

4. What do some of the men Harry runs into think about him?

5. Who arrives at Mike's apartment for drinks in Coda?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. As the strike continues, how do the police act towards the workers on strike?

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

8. What does Ada morn for in Coda? Who does she miss?

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

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

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