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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 Clubmobiles assists Irene in Glatton while Dorothy trains in London?
(a) Comanche.
(b) Cahokia.
(c) Caddo.
(d) Cheyenne.

2. From which of the following does Penney hail?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Kenucky.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

3. To which of the following groups are Irene and Dorothy attached in Glatton?
(a) 346th Tanker.
(b) 679th Reconnaissance.
(c) 568th Fighter.
(d) 457th Bombardment.

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

5. What instrument does Walker play?
(a) Clarinet.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Saxophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following Clubmobiles did the author’s mother serve?

2. Which of the following dispatches a film crew to Glatton?

3. Which of the following awards does Irene note on the soldier who sits with her on the train out of New York?

4. In what year did the Clubmobile Corps begin?

5. Which of the following is used as a term for infantry in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

2. What does Irene posit about the life of the German soldier who threatens her and Dorothy?

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

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

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

6. What donut-making advice do Irene and Dorothy receive from a soldier while sheltering from German attack?

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

8. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

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

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

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