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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what port does the Rapid City leave England for the Continent?

2. Irene serves a soldier from which of the following in her first Clubmobile service?

3. What instrument does Handyman play?

4. From which of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?

5. To whom of the following do Dorothy and Irene give a Hershey bar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are “sounds” on the breakfast menu Irene encounters aboard ship?

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

5. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

6. Why does Irene recognize herself as a coward?

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

8. How is the category “Third Girl on the Bus” established?

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

10. What purpose does the ceiling canvas serve in the thatched cottage where Irene lodges in Glatton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, the comment is made that “When women rule the world…we’ll have smarter wars” (163). What would such a war look like, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Overall, what is the most important theme of Good Night, Irene. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

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