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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Amanda doing on the day her husband died?
(a) Playing a game with her girls.
(b) Watching her girls play in the backyard.
(c) Cleaning the house.
(d) Baking cookies.

2. How long did Adam and Saskia have the boat they bought the first summer he was home?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

4. How much older was James than Amanda?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. How was Tausolo injured in the blast that killed James?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Broken arm.
(c) Broken ribs.
(d) Broken neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tausolo in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 1, how many men does Adam say were in his platoon?

3. In Chapter 3, how long has Tausolo spent in an inpatient PTSD program?

4. In Chapter 6, how many snakes does Stephen have?

5. What percent of Calvin's body was burned when he was in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of things has Sally dealt with that makes her a good listener for Amanda?

2. How did James spend his career in the army?

3. Where is the program that Nic goes to and what is it like?

4. How did Adam save Michael's life?

5. What has Michael Emory's life been like since he came home?

6. What was Adam's homecoming like?

7. What does Tausolo keep seeing in his dreams at night and sometimes in the daytime in Chapter 3 and what does he realize about what he sees?

8. What is habituation and how is it supposed to help soldiers deal with the after effects of war?

9. In Chapter 2, what did Amanda do for a while after she got the box with her husband's cremains?

10. Why does Tausolo have to go back to Samoa in Chapter 3?

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