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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) Tommy's parent's house.
(b) Suzy's parent's house.
(c) Murphy's Hall.
(d) The Greek diner.

2. What does Rosie say at the end of Part I to the police officers?
(a) She says she is homeless and needs help.
(b) She confirms Freddie's accusation about the soldiers.
(c) She denies Freddie's accusation about the soldiers.
(d) She tries to get the police to arrest Freddie.

3. What drugs do Georgette and her friends use?
(a) Benzedrine and maurijana.
(b) Cocaine and maurijana.
(c) Maurijana and Adderall.
(d) OxyContin and Benzedine.

4. At the wedding reception, what does Roberta say when she is asked if she is the bride?
(a) That she is the sister of the bride.
(b) That she is on birth control.
(c) That she's afraid to marry.
(d) That she is the bride.

5. Who bursts through the door to Tony's apartment in Part II?
(a) Tony's sister, Mary, who is pregnant.
(b) Georgette's mother.
(c) Sheila, who is crying.
(d) Arthur, who is ready to beat up Georgette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before entering her house, what does Georgette do?

2. When Goldie is making drinks for everyone, whom does she flirtatiously eye?

3. Who throws a knife at Georgette and cuts her leg?

4. What happens in the bathroom at the end of Part I?

5. What poem does Georgette read after the uninvited visitor leaves Tony's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the style of writing that Selby used to write Last Exit to Brooklyn?

2. When Spook goes into motorcycle shops, what does he do?

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

4. What quote from the Bible opens Part II?

5. How does Georgette sneak out of her mother's apartment once she is back home?

6. How does Spook react to the comments of the patrons at the Greek diner once he has made his announcement?

7. Who is Geogrette's primary love interest and how does he treat her?

8. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

9. What is the significance of the title, Last Exit to Brooklyn? What does the title suggest about the story overall?

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

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