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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. At the end of Part IV, what keeps falling off the bar?

2. After Tralala spends 4 days with an Officer, what does he leave her in an envelope?

3. What happens to Tralala at the end of Part IV?

4. What is Tralala's occupation?

5. Who does Tralala see as a threat in this bar she ends up in toward the end of Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Abraham drops his nice car off at the garage, where does he go and what does he tell everyone?

2. Towards the end of Coda, what do Vinnie and Mary fight over?

3. How does the man who the narrator calls "Officer" treat Tralala? What do they do together?

4. Why does the doggie return to the Greek diner to see Tralala?

5. At the beginning of Coda, why is Irene angry at her husband, Mike Kelly?

6. What happens the following day after the doggie returns to the Greek diner?

7. As the strike continues, how do the police act towards the workers on strike?

8. When the Officer has to leave, what does he give Tralala as a parting gift?

9. Why is Lucy embarrassed to tell the laundromat manager that her kids poured too much soup into the washing machine?

10. When a "doggie" enters the Greek diner one night, what does Tralala notice about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay analyzing the theme of violence in Last Exit to Brooklyn. How does violence affect the characters? Why do many of the characters resort to violence in the first place?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing and analyzing what you think the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn, means and how it relates to the characters' lives.

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