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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Georgette fantasize about at the end of Part II?

2. When Goldie is making drinks for everyone, whom does she flirtatiously eye?

3. Who does Georgette call to come over and join her friends for a party in Part II?

4. What does Freddie use to chase down the soldiers?

5. What happens to Rosie in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Tommy's friend, Spook?

2. How does Spook react to the comments of the patrons at the Greek diner once he has made his announcement?

3. What is the chapter structure of Last Exit to Brooklyn?

4. How does the narrator describe Tommy at the beginning of Part III?

5. What does Freddie to do Rosie after they begin arguing?

6. What is the mood of Tommy and Suzy's wedding reception at Murphy's Hall?

7. What does Roberta, a wedding guest, say is the reason she will never get married?

8. When Spook goes into motorcycle shops, what does he do?

9. What quote from the Bible opens Part II?

10. After Tommy makes his announcement, what does Spook announce to the patrons at the diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character changes in Last Exit to Brooklyn? What character does not change in the novel? What distracts this character from understanding him/herself and what makes this character feel whole, completely his/herself?

Essay Topic 2

Select 2-3 scenes from the novel in which Tralala interacts with 2-3 different characters and describe the different tones and moods. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument

Essay Topic 3

Last Exit to Brooklyn is told through a third person point of view. Analyze the author's choice to tell the story from this perspective. How does this point of view affect the plot of the novel? How does viewing the world through a third person's eyes help readers think about society, and Brooklyn in particular, at large?

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