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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. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Irene stuffed a letter to Handyman in the mailbag and opened a fan letter in a flimsy international airmail envelope.”
(b) “The sisters needed to sleep for a year.”
(c) “The old life was over.”
(d) “Then Irene Woodward escaped New York and went to war.”

2. From which of the following does Ellie come?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) Houston.

3. What song does Walker sing at the talent show?
(a) “Good Night, Irene.”
(b) “Chicken Pot Blues.”
(c) “What a Wonderful World.”
(d) “Disappearing Skin Tight Blues.”

4. About what artist does Irene want to tell Dorothy?
(a) Yves Tanguy.
(b) Dorothea Tanning.
(c) Kay Sage.
(d) André Masson.

5. Which of the following is the first Dorothy claims to be reading?
(a) Under the Grandstand.
(b) Good Night, Irene.
(c) Yellow River.
(d) Run to the Outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?

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

3. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. To which of the following does Irene compare a B-17?

5. What instrument does Garcia play?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason had Irene’s family prompted her first engagement?

2. What causes the basement where Irene and Dorothy are trapped to flood?

3. How does Garcia explain his enlistment?

4. What are Irene’s terms of service with the Red Cross?

5. What is the reason behind the imperative for Clubmobile workers not to walk into a field?

6. What had been the “most infamous” of Irene’s adolescent escapes from home (5)?

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

8. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

9. In the novel, what does a Zone 5 patch signify?

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

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