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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Irene dispose of her engagement ring?
(a) East Eighteenth Street.
(b) East Twenty-Eighth Street.
(c) West Eighteenth Street.
(d) West Twenty-Eighth Street.

2. Which of the following are “sinkers” in the novel?
(a) Ships.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Fishing hooks.
(d) Pitches.

3. Which of the following awards does Irene note on the soldier who sits with her on the train out of New York?
(a) Kearney Cross.
(b) Good Conduct Medal.
(c) Purple Heart.
(d) Medal of Honor.

4. From whom does Garcia recover dog-tags?
(a) Baxter.
(b) Laird.
(c) Eastman.
(d) Lawson.

5. On what ship does Irene transit to England from the U.S.?
(a) Monarch of Trinidad.
(b) Monarch of Jamaica.
(c) Monarch of Bermuda.
(d) Monarch of Tobago.

6. Which of the following does Irene’s drill instructor call her?
(a) Kofaire.
(b) Sleeping Beauty.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Snow White.

7. Which of the following magazines does Irene carry out of New York?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Cosmopolitan.
(c) People.
(d) US News & World Report.

8. On which of the following Clubmobiles did the author’s mother serve?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Comanche.
(c) Caddo.
(d) Cahokia.

9. With what perfume was the Dear John letter to the captain from San Francisco scented?
(a) Chanel No. 5.
(b) Aventus.
(c) Shalimar.
(d) Baccarat Rouge 540.

10. From what port does the Rapid City leave England for the Continent?
(a) Southampton.
(b) Hastings.
(c) Dover.
(d) Ipswich.

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

12. Which of the following authors’ works does Irene find in the house where she and Dorothy seek refuge?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Balzac.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Hugo.

13. What article of clothing does Irene wear that shocks Dorothy?
(a) Girdle.
(b) Hose.
(c) Corset.
(d) Cincher.

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

15. Whose music does Irene put on after emerging from the basement?
(a) Rosemary Clooney.
(b) Edith Piaf.
(c) Ella Fitzgerald.
(d) Billie Holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following does Irene compare her situation with Dorothy under German attack?

2. Through which station does Irene first enter London?

3. On which of the following avenues does Irene’s mother have an antique store?

4. Which of the following are included in Clubmobile rations?

5. Which of the following is the first English city Irene reaches?

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