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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 boys in Part I do to one of the soldier who tried to escape?

2. At the beginning of Part II, how is Georgette described?

3. How much does Tommy drink at his wedding?

4. Who comes down at the end of Part III with some friends to talk to Tommy?

5. How many soldiers walk past the argument between Rosie and Freddy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the style of writing that Selby used to write Last Exit to Brooklyn?

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

3. What quote from the Bible opens Part II?

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn? What does the title suggest about the story overall?

8. How does Georgette sneak out of her mother's apartment once she is back home?

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

10. Once at Goldie's apartment, what do the queens, Georgette and Goldie, discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay describing and then analyzing Georgette's relationship to her mother and brother in the novel. How do these relationships impact her life? Why is Arthur so aggressive towards Georgette?

Essay Topic 3

Select 1-2 characters and write an essay describing their relationship to Brooklyn. How does their relationship with the Brooklyn impact their identity and emotional wellbeing?

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