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

2. Which of the following songs does the Rapid City have in its collection?
(a) “Java Blues.”
(b) “G.I. Jive.”
(c) “G.I. Blues.”
(d) “Java Jive.”

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

4. Where does Irene train for Red Cross service?
(a) Georgetown University.
(b) Gallaudet University.
(c) American University.
(d) Howard University.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Irene and Dorothy find on the table of the house where they take refuge from attack?

2. What piece of clothing does Irene lose in the basement where she and Dorothy are trapped?

3. From what state does Garcia come?

4. With which of the following does "Personality on Legs" begin?

5. Which of the following photographs Irene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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