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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. On what day are Dorothy and Irene allowed to fire artillery?

2. What does Dorothy set up as a target for her shooting lesson with Irene?

3. What is the name of the group captain above Irene and Dorothy?

4. Whom of the following helps Dorothy stay upright?

5. What kind of dessert does Dorothy have on her first night in Cannes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Irene and Dorothy to conduct their donut service just before Easter with French accents?

2. Why does Irene only strike a thin line through the phrase “Trance of romance in France” (235)?

3. What does Garcia note is Irene’s main problem driving?

4. How does Dorothy initially wear a beret?

5. Why do the Germans in Weimar freeze upon the arrival of Patton and McBride?

6. How do American forces respond to discovering Nazis in hiding after the surrender of Weimar?

7. How does Penney explain placing Holly with the Rapid City?

8. Of what does Irene dream as she awaits transit to Cannes?

9. What does it mean to “lower the profile” of a vehicle in the novel?

10. What prompts Irene to decide not to eat her Clubmobile’s donuts again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

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

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