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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. From whom of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?
(a) Derrida.
(b) Camus.
(c) Serrat.
(d) Sartre.

2. What kind of plane does Handyman fly?
(a) B-29.
(b) P-51.
(c) P-38.
(d) P-47.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following advertisements do the American soldiers mimic?

2. To whom of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. To which of the following groups are Irene and Dorothy attached in Glatton?

4. In what year did the Clubmobile Corps begin?

5. From which of the following does the Red Cross stage service to Brest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

3. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

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

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

6. What are Irene’s terms of service with the Red Cross?

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

8. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

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

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

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