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

2. What was one reason Hough stayed with Rhonda for so long?

3. What movie did Hough and her mother go to after Hough's boyfriend broke up with her in Part III?

4. Which officer from the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit came to collect Hough from her house?

5. Why did Hough go to Europe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hough account for her own behavior that others sometimes see as empathetic?

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

3. What did Hough think Rhonda did not really get about being together in the public places Rhonda liked to go to?

4. What was one thing that helped Hough survive her time in jail?

5. What happened in the early days of Hough's relationship with Rhonda?

6. What did Hough sometimes like about Gabe, her stepfather?

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

8. In Part IV, what was one thing Hough looked forward to in prison?

9. Why did Hough decide not to break up with Rhonda as planned?

10. Why did the cult's threats about Hough's possible fate not have much of an effect on her in her childhood?

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 parallels does Hough draw between her experiences in the Children of God and the rising phenomenon and election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are Hough's first civilian work experiences like, and how, specifically, do they differ from her experiences in the Air Force? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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