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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. What brand of coffee does the Rapid City serve?

2. Which of the following are included in Clubmobile rations?

3. Which of the following poets’ works does Irene find in Glatton?

4. To which of the following groups are Irene and Dorothy attached in Glatton?

5. To which of the following groups is the Rapid City assigned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What donut-making advice do Irene and Dorothy receive from a soldier while sheltering from German attack?

5. How does Irene reward Garcia for his help?

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

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

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

9. Why are Clubmobile workers afforded officer rank?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Good Night, Irene? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel justifies the paratextual divisions that are in place?

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

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?

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