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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tausolo work before the joined the army?
(a) Open-air market.
(b) Trucking company.
(c) Tuna cannery.
(d) Bicycle delivery company.

2. Where does Nic go to get help in Chapter 4?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Missouri.

3. In Chapter 1, how old is the baby Adam drops?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 8 days.

4. How many Americans were sent to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 2 1/2 million.
(d) 1 1/2 million.

5. What platoon were Adam and James in?
(a) 4th.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 2nd.

6. In Chapter 8, how late is Adam for the pheasant hunt?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 3 hours.

7. How many times did a soldier communicate to his father that he had suicidal thoughts?
(a) 17.
(b) At least 20.
(c) 29.
(d) About 15.

8. Where is Tausolo from?
(a) Arizona.
(b) American Samoa.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) California.

9. In Chapter 1, how long has Adam been home from the war?
(a) 30 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 18 months.

10. How many people are listening to a psychologist talk about Tausolo at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) 35.
(b) 28.
(c) 15-20.
(d) A few dozen.

11. In Chapter 1, how many soldiers come home with post-traumatic stress disorder?
(a) 30%.
(b) 20-30%.
(c) 15-20%.
(d) 10%.

12. In Chapter 7, how long has it been since James's death?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 1/2 years.
(c) 2 1/2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

13. What sound does Adam hear in Chapter 6 that keep him from shooting himself?
(a) Door bell ringing.
(b) Zoe coming down the stairs.
(c) Jaxson crying.
(d) Text message on his phone.

14. When was the Warrior Transition Unit created?
(a) Year 3 of Iraq and Year 5 of Afghanistan.
(b) 2001.
(c) Year 4 of Iraq and Year 6 of Afghanistan.
(d) 1998.

15. In the Prologue, when is the first entry in Adam's journal written?
(a) April 12.
(b) February 22.
(c) March 9.
(d) January 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam take for lunch in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 2, how many moving men arrive at Amanda's house?

3. What family member alerted the military that a staff sergeant was exhibiting paranoid behavior and acting irrationally?

4. How old was Matt Stern when James died?

5. How many job offers does Adam have at the end of Chapter 8?

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