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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 was one thing Hough liked about bouncing?

2. Who was Hough's manager at one of the first jobs she worked at in D.C.?

3. What did people in the cult sometimes do that Hough knew, early on, was not real?

4. What did Hough like about the fact that both her parents were in town for her trial?

5. Why did Hough not speak to her family much for a time period in Part II?

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 the first time she went to a gay bar?

3. Where was Hough when her car is torched?

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

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

6. How did Hough realize she was eligible to use the VA as a military veteran?

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

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

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

10. How did Hough feel about not having food security both growing up and as an adult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hough's recounting of the torching of her car, and of the Air Force's subsequent handling of the investigation into the incident, set the tone for the rest of the collection? Why do you think Hough chooses to start her collection with this incident and at this point in her life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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