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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. Through which station does Irene first enter London?

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

3. What was Garcia’s boxing record?

4. Which of the following movie stars is stationed near Glatton?

5. From which of the following does the Red Cross stage service to Brest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Irene’s terms of service with the Red Cross?

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

3. What causes the basement where Irene and Dorothy are trapped to flood?

4. Why does Irene recognize herself as a coward?

5. Why, per the novel, is the Red Cross red?

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

7. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

8. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Similarly, the novel makes much of letters reaching Irene. What effect do the epistolary interjections have on the narrative, and how is that effect achieved?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, the comment is made that “When women rule the world…we’ll have smarter wars” (163). What would such a war look like, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Good Night, Irene. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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