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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. What do the cops do when they arrive on the scene in Part I?
2. Who calls to tell Goldie that she is coming home with a "john" and they have to leave for Miss Tony's?
3. Where does Georgette go to meet Vinnie?
4. What type of diner is the restaurant that Vinnie and his friends loiter in?
5. Who does Georgette call to come over and join her friends for a party in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What game do Vinnie and his friends play at the beginning of Part I?
2. What do people say about Spook related to spending money?
3. What new life event does Tommy announce one day at the Greek diner?
4. How does the narrator describe Tommy at the beginning of Part III?
5. How does Spook react to the comments of the patrons at the Greek diner once he has made his announcement?
6. What is the mood of Tommy and Suzy's wedding reception at Murphy's Hall?
7. How does Georgette sneak out of her mother's apartment once she is back home?
8. What does Freddie to do Rosie after they begin arguing?
9. How does the novel open in Part I? What are the characters doing?
10. When Spook goes into motorcycle shops, what does he do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the life and work of the author, Hubert Selby, Jr. How did his life experiences shape the plot, themes, and characters in Last Exit to Brooklyn?
Essay Topic 2
Sexuality is a common theme in Last Exit to Brooklyn. Analyze how one character in the novel grapples with, expresses, or represses her / his sexuality. How do her / his choices, or lack thereof, illustrate her / his acceptance of struggle with sexuality?
Essay Topic 3
Tralala believes sex is just sex, and a good way to earn money. Explain Tralala's frustration with the upper class women whom she comes into contact with in the novel and what it reveals about Tralala's characterization in Last Exit to Brooklyn.
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