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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. Which of the following advertisements do the American soldiers mimic?
(a) Burma-Shave.
(b) Kellogg’s.
(c) Arbuckle’s.
(d) Pall-Mall.

2. With which of the following does "Personality on Legs" begin?
(a) “The old life was over.”
(b) “Then the old woman stood on the far side of the decades.”
(c) “The sisters needed to sleep for a year.”
(d) “Irene stuffed a letter to Handyman in the mailbag and opened a fan letter in a flimsy international airmail envelope.”

3. With whom of the following did the author’s mother serve?
(a) Jill Pitts Knappenberger.
(b) Jennifer Harris Gruene.
(c) Jane Fredericks Althaus.
(d) Julie Platts Montrose.

4. Which of the following are included in Clubmobile rations?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Pears.
(c) Apples.
(d) Peaches.

5. Which of the following movie stars is stationed near Glatton?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Rock Hudson.
(c) Cary Grant.
(d) Clark Gable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much are the Clubmobile workers paid monthly?

2. From which of the following does Ellie come?

3. Which of the following magazines does Irene carry out of New York?

4. Which of the following poets’ works does Irene find in Glatton?

5. In which London hotel does Irene lodge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Irene and Dorothy use the water they are rationed for washing?

2. Why, per the novel, is the Red Cross red?

3. Why is the base at Glatton named after Glatton rather than the nearer Conington?

4. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

5. Why does Penney ask Irene and Dorothy to carry brandy for him?

6. What does Irene posit about the life of the German soldier who threatens her and Dorothy?

7. For what reason had Dorothy been called “Paula” in her childhood (16)?

8. What donut-making advice do Irene and Dorothy receive from a soldier while sheltering from German attack?

9. Why does Irene favor autumn?

10. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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