Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Lauren Hough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing: Essays Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Lauren Hough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 did Hough and her siblings call the cult she was raised in as a sort of nickname?

2. Who is the person who first questioned Hough following the torching of her car?

3. Where did Hough get a pea coat for free that she wore for the winter in D.C.?

4. What did Hough do as a weekly occurrence in the family that a similar tradition in the Air Force reminded her of?

5. What did Jay put as his fake name at the gay bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which co-worker at Badlands did Hough like the best, and why?

2. Where was Hough when her car is torched?

3. How did Hough start doing illegal drugs?

4. Under what circumstances did Hough leave the Air Force?

5. What does Hough say happened whenever the authorities got a little too close for David Berg, the cult leader's, comfort?

6. How did Hough feel about hitting people sometimes at Badlands in her job as a bouncer?

7. When did Hough's family begin to break up?

8. How did Hough feel when investigators showed up at her grandmother's house to question her about the torching of Hough's car?

9. What did Hough think of the first room she rented in Washington D.C. with Jay?

10. In Part II, what serendipitous event gave Hough and Jay a reprieve from their financial straits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hough describe her relationship with Rhonda, and why did Hough stay involved with Rhonda for so long? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are Hough's first experiences going to gay bars like? How do these experiences change over time as she becomes more comfortable? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Hough believe are the underlying causes of some of her experiences with depression and anxiety, and, towards the end of the book, what are some of the ways she figures out to deal effectively with these problems? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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