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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. Who walks into the union shop in the middle of the strike after the violence erupted?
2. After Tralala leaves the downtown hotel, where does she go?
3. After Lucy confronts her children, what does a neighbor inform Lucy about?
4. At the end of Coda, who does Abe meet at a club called Mel's?
5. As Ada sits in the park, what does she think about when her husband was still alive?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Harry and Joey at the end of Part V?
2. As Mike sleeps in bed in Coda, what does he dream about before he is forced to wake up and take care of his crying baby?
3. How does the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?
4. When a "doggie" enters the Greek diner one night, what does Tralala notice about him?
5. What is Harry's role once the workers at the steel factory decide to go on strike?
6. After Abraham drops his nice car off at the garage, where does he go and what does he tell everyone?
7. At the beginning of Coda, why is Irene angry at her husband, Mike Kelly?
8. As the strike continues, how do the police act towards the workers on strike?
9. At the beginning of Part IV, how does the narrator describe the tactics Tralala used to get money from sailors?
10. What does Ada morn for in Coda? Who does she miss?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Tralala believes sex is just sex, and a good way to earn money. Explain Tralala's frustration with the upper class women whom she comes into contact with in the novel and what it reveals about Tralala's characterization in Last Exit to Brooklyn.
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