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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. What does Harry do when he goes to a bar that is predominantly frequented by drag queens and transgender folks?
(a) Becomes friends with the bar tender.
(b) Sits with Vinnie at a table in the corner.
(c) Sings karoke.
(d) Sits by himself at the bar.

2. While the workers picket, what does Harry do?
(a) He stays back in the office and responds to phone calls.
(b) He repairs the machines.
(c) He makes new picket signs.
(d) He stays back at the office and gets high.

3. At the union meeting, what is one thing the union president promise to the workers?
(a) Better equipment.
(b) A month-long vacation.
(c) New uniforms.
(d) A 30-hour work week.

4. How much extra money do the union workers receive for picketing?
(a) $10/day.
(b) $5/week.
(c) $1/day.
(d) None.

5. After Tralala spends 4 days with an Officer, what does he leave her in an envelope?
(a) A handwritten prayer.
(b) Cash.
(c) A letter.
(d) A check.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children do Vinnie and his wife have?

2. At the Willie's, who does Tralala angrily talk to about losing two grand?

3. Who does Tralala seduce in the last bar in Part IV?

4. Who becomes increasingly aggressive towards the union workers on strike?

5. At the union meeting, what does Harry promise the workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part IV, how does the narrator describe the tactics Tralala used to get money from sailors?

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

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

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

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

6. After Abraham drops his nice car off at the garage, where does he go and what does he tell everyone?

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

8. What is Harry's role once the workers at the steel factory decide to go on strike?

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

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

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