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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 management feel about Harry and his presence at work?

2. How did other girls in Tralala's neighborhood feel about her?

3. What does Harry do after his wife, Mary, confronts him about never being home lately?

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

5. As the argument continues about the new worker, who does the foreman go to talk to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select 2-3 scenes from the novel in which Tralala interacts with 2-3 different characters and describe the different tones and moods. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument

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

Violence against women and toxic masculinity are common in Last Exit to Brooklyn. Select one relationship in the novel and explain how the characters treat each other and how the treatment of each other impacts their emotional and psychological development and wellbeing.

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