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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. After Lucy confronts her children, what does a neighbor inform Lucy about?

2. After going back to a downtown hotel with a recently returned soldier, what does Tralala do to him?

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

4. Who waits behind to try to have a turn having sex with Tralala?

5. When the narrator switches back to discussing Ada, what is she doing with her dead's husband's pajamas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Rather than steal money, what does Tralala realize will earn her more money?

3. At the beginning of Part IV, how does the narrator describe the tactics Tralala used to get money from sailors?

4. How does Coda end? Which characters get into a fight?

5. At the beginning of Part V, what does Harry Black do to his son?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Harry's new role during the factory strike make him feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Georgette's relationship with Vinnie. What is the basis of their relationship? Why do the men who hang out at the Greek diner, including Vinnie, simultaneously harass yet admire Georgette?

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

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?

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