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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's mother tell her about the time she had spent with Gabe?

2. Whose songs did the best singer in jail sing?

3. What did Hough learn to do with adults as a child?

4. Who did one other inmate in prison say Hough seemed to think she was?

5. How did Hough first start finding others who had been in The Family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hough feel after returning to Texas with her mother after leaving the cult?

2. How did Autumn react when Hough saw her for the first time after her release from jail?

3. What does Hough believe is the real reason she spent time in jail?

4. What was the event that Hough ended up in jail for?

5. How did Hough's mother react when Hough showed her David Berg's obituary?

6. How did Hough find others who had been raised by the Family?

7. How does Hough feel when her sister forces her to shave her armpits as a young girl?

8. What did Rhonda do after their breakup that Hough thought crossed a line?

9. Who did Hough feel closest to in young adulthood, and why?

10. How does Hough describe her time in jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hough think her parents and many other people were so attracted to, and then in the thrall of, David Berg's Children of God Cult? 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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