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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 whom of the following does Dorothy compare herself and Irene?
(a) Bob Hope.
(b) Bing Crosby.
(c) Mickey Rooney.
(d) Glenn Miller.

2. From where is Brewer?
(a) Appalachia.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Illinois.
(d) South Dakota.

3. What kind of feather does Dorothy put behind her ear before Easter?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Tanager.
(d) Robin.

4. Which of the following surprises Irene and Dorothy in Cannes?
(a) Palm trees.
(b) Pine trees.
(c) Poplar trees.
(d) Post-oak trees.

5. What slang term does the novel use to refer to MPs?
(a) Fuzzies.
(b) Snowtops.
(c) Geezers.
(d) Bobbies.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hotel do Irene and Dorothy stay in Cannes?

2. How tall is Smitty?

3. Where could clickers be purchased?

4. How many of the enemy is Irene estimated to have killed via artillery?

5. What business does Holly’s father operate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Penney explain placing Holly with the Rapid City?

2. What methods do Clubmobile workers use to deflect sexual advances?

3. What prompts Irene and Dorothy to conduct their donut service just before Easter with French accents?

4. What plan for life after the war does Dorothy voice to Irene?

5. Why do the Germans in Weimar freeze upon the arrival of Patton and McBride?

6. What happens to Irene when she first attempts to fire a pistol under Dorothy’s tutelage?

7. Why does Irene fear the word “grace” as she awaits transit to Cannes?

8. Why were American soldiers told not to feed the inmates at Buchenwald?

9. To what life does Billy G return after he leaves the war?

10. Why does Dorothy like the motor pool?

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