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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. Which of the following is the first Dorothy claims to be reading?

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

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

4. What was Garcia’s boxing record?

5. What instrument does Garcia play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What, in the novel, is the Great Unburdening?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Irene favor autumn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what genre other than historical fiction might Good Night, Irene, be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Good Night, Irene, bear as much out?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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