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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 profession had the inmate at Buchenwald had who describes conditions to Irene?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Architect.
(d) Accoutant.

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

3. Which of the following does Dorothy discover in Cannes?
(a) Piña coladas.
(b) Daquiris.
(c) Margaritas.
(d) Mojitos.

4. To which of the following do Dorothy and Holly make a supply run from Bastogne?
(a) Weiswampach.
(b) Lierneux.
(c) Rendeux.
(d) Vielsalm.

5. What kind of marmalade is on offer for Irene and Dorothy in Cannes?
(a) Strawberry.
(b) Gooseberry.
(c) Raspberry.
(d) Balckberry.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom of the following does Dorothy compare herself and Irene?

2. What translator speaks with Irene at Buchenwald?

3. What officer’s signature appears on the letter affirming military tolerance of Penney’s marriage?

4. From where is Brewer?

5. What nickname is applied to the half-track Garcia tends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was the target of Dorothy’s last mission not to be executed?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What orders do Irene and Dorothy have at Le Singe Bleu?

10. How do Dorothy and Smitty greet when they meet in Cannes?

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