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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. What make of motorcycle does Garcia report having?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Indian.
(c) Harley-Davidson.
(d) Triumph.

2. Which of the following does Dorothy consider “real food”?
(a) Dr Pepper.
(b) Coca-cola.
(c) Pepsi-cola.
(d) RC Cola.

3. What kind of dessert does Dorothy have on her first night in Cannes?
(a) Macarons.
(b) Crepes Suzette.
(c) Clafouti.
(d) Profiterole.

4. In which of the following do Dorothy and Irene overnight?
(a) Fumay.
(b) Gedinne.
(c) Givet.
(d) Willerzie.

5. Which of the following do Irene and Dorothy find on a map?
(a) Aquilonia.
(b) Thuringia.
(c) Thule.
(d) Hyperborea.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which author’s work does Irene compare herself?

2. What denomination is Dorothy?

3. With which of the following does "This Is How We Forget" begin?

4. What kind of beer do Irene and Dorothy carry to the beach in Cannes?

5. What kind of marmalade is on offer for Irene and Dorothy in Cannes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In the novel, what is spider-crawling?

5. In the novel, what is a cheese bell?

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

7. How do American forces respond to discovering Nazis in hiding after the surrender of Weimar?

8. What does Irene give Handyman as they depart from Cannes?

9. Why does Irene only strike a thin line through the phrase “Trance of romance in France” (235)?

10. Why do the Germans not shoot Irene as she stalks through the forest outside Bastogne?

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