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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. How does Mike respond to his wife's request to purchase some groceries?

2. Who does the union president hire to take care of unsavory business that caused violence to erupt?

3. As violence erupts at the factory during the strike, what happens to the workers?

4. At the beginning of Part IV, who arrives at the Greek diner who Tralala was not expecting?

5. After Harry gifts his token of appreciation for the workers, where does he go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harry eventually have to talk to Mr. Harrington, his manager?

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

3. What does Ada morn for in Coda? Who does she miss?

4. When Harry meets Vinnie, Sal, and Malfie at the Greek diner, what does he ask them about?

5. How does Mike reward himself for changing his baby's diaper in Coda?

6. What does Mary, Harry's wife, believe is the reason her husband is upset?

7. How does Harry feel about his relationship with Alberta?

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

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

10. How does the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay analyzing Tralala's relationship with the wealthy Officer, who buys her new clothes and shoes. Explain how it impacts or does not impact Tralala.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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