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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 Georgette's friends compliment her on?
2. Who confirms Freddy's lie to the police in Part I?
3. Who calls to tell Goldie that she is coming home with a "john" and they have to leave for Miss Tony's?
4. What happens in the bathroom at the end of Part I?
5. Where are the soldiers from in Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Georgette sneak out of her mother's apartment once she is back home?
2. Why does Georgette's brother, Arthur, not like her?
3. What is the significance of the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn? What does the title suggest about the story overall?
4. What does Rosie, a prostitute, ask for from Freddie at the Greek diner?
5. What does Freddie tell the police officers about Rosie when they arrive on the scene?
6. Once at Goldie's apartment, what do the queens, Georgette and Goldie, discuss?
7. What does Roberta, a wedding guest, say is the reason she will never get married?
8. What new life event does Tommy announce one day at the Greek diner?
9. What happens to Georgette outside the Greek diner?
10. What does the Greek diner owner, Alex, say to the boys once they return inside from their game?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing and analyzing what you think the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn, means and how it relates to the characters' lives.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing and describing Brooklyn as described through the characters' perspectives in the novel. How do the characters' relationships with each other help define what Brooklyn represents?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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