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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 try to save from her meals in prison?

2. How did Hough feel about introducing her girlfriend after Rhonda to her brother Mikey?

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

4. How did Autumn act the first time Hough saw her after she got out of jail?

5. Why did Hough want to go to Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Hough realize she was pregnant?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Hough tell her brother Mikey she wanted to be when she grew up, and why?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

How would you describe Hough's tone and style throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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