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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. How many times was Hough fired from Badlands?

2. What did Hough's roommate say about her when police questioned him during the investigation into the torching of her car?

3. How did the cult Hough grew up in treat the topic of sex and children?

4. How did Hough feel after securing her first rented room in D.C. in Part II?

5. Where did Hough get a job in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hough feel the first time she went to a gay bar?

2. Where was Hough when she received her first threatening message in the Air Force?

3. How did Hough fare immediately after leaving the Air Force?

4. Where was Hough when her car is torched?

5. How did Hough think of her time in the Air Force?

6. How did Hough feel about her work at the Badlands?

7. What connections did Hough draw between the military and the cult she was raised in?

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

9. How does Hough describe her feelings after 9/11?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Hough, what was the effect of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy in the U.S. Air Force during the years she served? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are Hough's experiences of living in poverty throughout different points in her life, and how does poverty affect her physical and mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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