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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 songs does the Rapid City have in its collection?
(a) “It Had to Be You.”
(b) “Isn’t It Romantic?”
(c) “In a Sentimental Mood.”
(d) “It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing.”

2. What brand of coffee does the Rapid City serve?
(a) Sanborn.
(b) Folgers.
(c) Arbuckle's.
(d) Community.

3. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Jill.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Helen.
(d) Patricia.

4. In what year did the Clubmobile Corps begin?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1916.

5. From which of the following does Handyman hail?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Garcia recover dog-tags?

2. Which of the following authors’ works does Irene find in the house where she and Dorothy seek refuge?

3. Which of the following is the first Dorothy claims to be reading?

4. To which of the following groups is the Rapid City assigned?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Irene favor autumn?

3. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

4. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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

6. What attracts the crew of the Rapid City to the bar in Cambridge?

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

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

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

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

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