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

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

3. Which of the following plays does Irene find in the house where she and Dorothy seek refuge?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Titus Andronicus.
(c) Henry V.
(d) Taming of the Shrew.

4. To which of the following does Irene compare her situation with Dorothy under German attack?
(a) Amalfi.
(b) Pompeii.
(c) Sorrento.
(d) Crete.

5. Which of the following photographs Irene?
(a) Ansel Adams.
(b) Margaret Bourke-Wright.
(c) Robert Frank.
(d) Gilbert R. Peek.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following Corps is the Rapid City assigned?

2. Which of the following are “sinkers” in the novel?

3. To what denomination does Irene belong?

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

5. On what ship does Irene transit to England from the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Irene acquire the nickname “Gator”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Irene favor autumn?

9. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

10. What, in the novel, does “LST” signify?

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