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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 name does Tralala call the men at the nicer bars?

2. During the strike, what arrives at the workers' factory that causes unrest?

3. About how many men line up to have sex with Tralala's near unconscious body towards the end of Part IV?

4. At the union meeting, what does Harry promise the workers?

5. How old was Tralala when she first had sex?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Harry and Joey at the end of Part V?

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

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. How does the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?

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

9. What is Harry's work routine at the steel factory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Last Exit to Brooklyn is told through a third person point of view. Analyze the author's choice to tell the story from this perspective. How does this point of view affect the plot of the novel? How does viewing the world through a third person's eyes help readers think about society, and Brooklyn in particular, at large?

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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