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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. From which of the following does Handyman hail?

2. From which of the following is one of the novel’s epigraphs taken?

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

4. Which of the following is a commandment for the Rapid City?

5. Where does Garcia have a tattoo of a cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, in the novel, does “LST” signify?

2. What are “sounds” on the breakfast menu Irene encounters aboard ship?

3. How does Garcia explain his enlistment?

4. How is the category “Third Girl on the Bus” established?

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

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

7. Why does Irene recognize herself as a coward?

8. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What overall philosophical position does the novel take? What in the text indicates that position? How does the text indicate it?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Irene attempts to write letters to her mother. Why is she is not always successful? What in the novel demonstrates as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Conversely, given demonstrated efforts toward censorship in a number of countries, what would likely prompt bans of Good Night, Irene? By which groups? Why?

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