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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. With whom is Georgette in love?

2. Where do Tommy and Suzy have their wedding and reception?

3. What type of activities occur at the wedding reception?

4. When does Suzy's father discover that she is pregnant?

5. What record plays on the jukebox that the hipsters do not like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Outside of the Greek diner, what does Georgette tell Vinnie?

2. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

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

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

5. How does the novel open in Part I? What are the characters doing?

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

7. Who is Geogrette's primary love interest and how does he treat her?

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

9. Why does Georgette's brother, Arthur, not like her?

10. What new life event does Tommy announce one day at the Greek diner?

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

Violence against women and toxic masculinity are common in Last Exit to Brooklyn. Select one relationship in the novel and explain how the characters treat each other and how the treatment of each other impacts their emotional and psychological development and wellbeing.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the author chose to write about gender and sexuality in Last Exit to Brooklyn? What connections during the time at which the novel was written might he be making?

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