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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. Who was Hough's stepfather?

2. Who often worked "stamps" at the place Hough worked at first in D.C., and sometimes helped her skim money off the top?

3. Who turned on Hough when he took the witness stand at her trial?

4. Which Army private had been beaten to death because he was gay shortly before the incident with Hough's car?

5. What did Hough do when she was found not guilty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Hough start doing illegal drugs?

7. How did Hough react the first time a customer assaulted her at Badlands?

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

9. Where was Hough when her car is torched?

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

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 opinions about social media in general, and about how it has impacted her own life specifically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Hough's rape and subsequent abortion affect her view of and experiences with men both in and out of the military context going forward? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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