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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. At the end of Coda, who does Abe meet at a club called Mel's?

2. What is Harry Black doing at the beginning of Part V when he touches his son inappropriately?

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

4. After sex with his wife in Part V, what does Harry dream about during his sleep?

5. When the narrator switches to Lucy in Coda, what is she doing with her children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ada notice in Coda as she wakes up in the morning?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator describe how Tralala views sex?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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?

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