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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. When Tralala arrives at the bar towards the end of Part IV, what disappoints her?

2. What type of mood overcomes Harry when he wife enters the room at the beginning of Part V?

3. When Mike's wife arrives home from her job at the supermarket, what does she struggle to do?

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

5. As Mike tries to sleep, what keeps him slightly awake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When a "doggie" enters the Greek diner one night, what does Tralala notice about him?

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

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

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

6. As the strike continues, how do the police act towards the workers on strike?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the life and work of the author, Hubert Selby, Jr. How did his life experiences shape the plot, themes, and characters in Last Exit to Brooklyn?

Essay Topic 2

Select 1-2 characters and write an essay describing their relationship to Brooklyn. How does their relationship with the Brooklyn impact their identity and emotional wellbeing?

Essay Topic 3

Sexuality is a common theme in Last Exit to Brooklyn. Analyze how one character in the novel grapples with, expresses, or represses her / his sexuality. How do her / his choices, or lack thereof, illustrate her / his acceptance of struggle with sexuality?

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