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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. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. What rank does Garcia hold?

3. What kind of plane does Handyman fly?

4. With whom of the following did the author’s mother serve?

5. Whom of the following does Irene quote?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Irene told to put a slip of paper with “Jesus” on it in her shoes?

2. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

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

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

5. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What case does the novel make for (or against) the acceptability of violence? How does it make that case?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the novel makes much of letters reaching Irene. What effect do the epistolary interjections have on the narrative, and how is that effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of Good Night, Irene, on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the type of text? How does it do so?

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