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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 poem does Georgette read after the uninvited visitor leaves Tony's apartment?

2. Where does Tommy go by himself after he discovers he is going to be a father?

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

4. Who does the narrator describe as looking like a beautiful showgirl from a magazine?

5. At the end of Part III, what does Spook go to try to locate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Vinnie's criminal charges and how long has he gotten in trouble with the law?

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

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

4. What does Freddie tell the police officers about Rosie when they arrive on the scene?

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

6. What does the Greek diner owner, Alex, say to the boys once they return inside from their game?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select two or three symbols from Last Exit to Brooklyn and write an essay analyzing how they relate to one of the novel's major themes.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze any one of the character's self confidence and how it shifts and changes throughout Last Exit to Brooklyn. How do others' opinions and expectations of this character reinforce or diminish his/her sense of self, confidence, and self-esteem? What impact do these experiences have on this character emotionally?

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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