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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song does Walker sing at the talent show?

3. On what ship does Irene transit to England from the U.S.?

4. Which of the following plays does Irene find in the house where she and Dorothy seek refuge?

5. To which of the following does Irene compare a B-17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What purpose does the ceiling canvas serve in the thatched cottage where Irene lodges in Glatton?

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

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

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

6. In the novel, what does a Zone 5 patch signify?

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

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

9. Why does Penney ask Irene and Dorothy to carry brandy for him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Do the epigraphs of Good Night, Irene, do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Sources attest to the presence of Good Night, Irene, on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the type of text? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Assuming that Good Night, Irene, should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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