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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. Where is an all-expenses-paid pheasant hunt organized in Chapter 8 for combat-wounded soldiers?
(a) Eastern Colorado.
(b) Western Kansas.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Iowa.

2. At the end of Chapter 4, how many more days of the war that Nic fought in does Sascha have to learn?
(a) 400.
(b) 350.
(c) 425.
(d) 275.

3. In Chapter 4, what type of building does Nic remember occupying where dead bodies would be brought in?
(a) Library.
(b) Office building.
(c) School.
(d) Iraqi police station.

4. Where did Adam and Saskia meet?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) South Dakota.

5. What size cyst does Stephen have on the brain in Chapter 6?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Tennis ball.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Golf ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many more soldiers will probably die in the five years it takes to complete the mental health study?

2. How was Tausolo injured in the blast that killed James?

3. In Chapter 6, how much is the unexpected deposit that Stephen and Christina receive?

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

5. How did Michael try to kill himself the last time he attempted to commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is post-traumatic stress disorder and what causes it?

2. What good and bad happens when a puppy is purchased for Zoe in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Tausolo remember about the bombing?

4. Why did Chiarelli's men approach him when it was time to erect a memorial for the men who died the first year of Chairelli's first deployment?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Adam tell Patti Walker that he misses?

6. In Chapter 4, how did it work that men were assigned to the worst places?

7. How did Adam save Michael's life?

8. What does Matt Stern regret about the day that James died?

9. How was Calvin McCloy injured and what injuries does he have?

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

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