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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Tommy and Suzy have their wedding and reception?
(a) Murphy's Hall.
(b) The Greek diner.
(c) Suzy's parent's house.
(d) Tommy's parent's house.

2. What type of music does Goldie put on for the party?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Blues.
(c) Classical.
(d) Opera.

3. What was Tommy's initial plan for the wedding reception?
(a) He planned to go to his parent's house.
(b) He planned to go home early to wake up for work the next day.
(c) He planned to go home early and help his wife in the morning.
(d) He planned to go to his brother's house to continue celebrating.

4. Who does the narrator describe as looking like a beautiful showgirl from a magazine?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Lee.
(c) Georgette.
(d) Goldie.

5. How is Rosie described when Georgette meets up with her friends in Part II?
(a) As a "demented female" who acts as a housemaid.
(b) As a mean girl who never does any work.
(c) As a prostitute.
(d) As a quiet and shy female.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers walk past the argument between Rosie and Freddy?

2. How does everyone at the party react to Georgette's reading of the poem?

3. What drugs do Georgette and her friends use?

4. What do the boys in Part I do to one of the soldier who tried to escape?

5. What is the title of Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosie, a prostitute, ask for from Freddie at the Greek diner?

2. After Tommy makes his announcement, what does Spook announce to the patrons at the diner?

3. How does the novel open in Part I? What are the characters doing?

4. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

5. Once at Goldie's apartment, what do the queens, Georgette and Goldie, discuss?

6. What does Freddie tell the police officers about Rosie when they arrive on the scene?

7. What is the mood of Tommy and Suzy's wedding reception at Murphy's Hall?

8. What does the Greek diner owner, Alex, say to the boys once they return inside from their game?

9. What does Freddie to do Rosie after they begin arguing?

10. What quote from the Bible opens Part II?

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