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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. What was the title of the book the cult wrote and passed out to the preteen members of the cult?

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

4. What was the cult leader's main mode of communication by 1972?

5. What is one second job that Hough took while working at Badlands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hough often tell people when they ask where she is from and they ask about her family?

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

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

5. What happened to Hough at Shaw Air Force base that changed the course of her life?

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

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

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

9. How did "The Family" treat Hough?

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 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 2

How does Hough use humor, and why do you think she employs humor how and when she does throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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