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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 kind of plane does Handyman fly?
(a) P-38.
(b) B-29.
(c) P-51.
(d) P-47.

2. What color dress does the doll have that Irene takes up?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) White.

3. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Phyllis.
(b) Helen.
(c) Jill.
(d) Patricia.

4. To which of the following does Irene compare a B-17?
(a) A leviathan.
(b) A phoenix.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A thunderbird.

5. What instrument does Garcia play?
(a) Bass.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Piano.
(d) Drums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following plays does Irene find in the house where she and Dorothy seek refuge?

2. How far up from Utah beach is the initial transit area for the Rapid City?

3. Which of the following does Dorothy idolize?

4. From which of the following does Ellie come?

5. Which of the following songs does the Rapid City have in its collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, in the novel, is the Great Unburdening?

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

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

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

5. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

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

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

8. Why does Irene favor autumn?

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

10. How does Garcia explain his enlistment?

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