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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. Where does Irene dispose of her engagement ring?

2. With which of the following does the novel begin?

3. On which of the following avenues does Irene’s mother have an antique store?

4. From which of the following does Penney hail?

5. What instrument does Handyman play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Irene acquire the nickname “Gator”?

2. What had been the “most infamous” of Irene’s adolescent escapes from home (5)?

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

4. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

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

6. Why does Garcia drive towards Singe Bleu?

7. How does Garcia explain his enlistment?

8. Why is the base at Glatton named after Glatton rather than the nearer Conington?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

What does the novel assert a hero is? How does it do so?

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