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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 is one book Hough read in prison?

2. What is one count Hough is charged with in Part IV?

3. What did Mikey tell Hough they would both probably be as adults?

4. What did Rhonda do to Hough after they broke up?

5. Why did Hough choose not to break up with Rhonda the night she had intended to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gabe tell Hough about her homosexuality when she was a young girl?

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

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

4. When did Hough realize she was pregnant?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who did Hough look for as soon as she was released from prison, and why?

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 think being gay affected her experiences in "The Family" growing up? What were some negative and positive aspects of her sexual orientation within that context? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Hough lie so often and for so long about her past? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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