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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. In Chapter 4, what type of building does Nic remember occupying where dead bodies would be brought in?

2. In Chapter 7, what type of tree is removed from Amanda's old house in order to be replanted at the new house?

3. What size cyst does Stephen have on the brain in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Adam remember feeling when he came home and walked across the tarmac?

5. How many guns are in the gun safe in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In Chapter 7, who is Larry?

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

5. How does Sascha react when Nic tells her about an incident from the war in Chapter 4?

6. What type of meetings does Chiarelli hold monthly with his commanders around the world?

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

8. What was Adam's homecoming like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam is lonely when he returns from the war. Why is Adam lonely when he returns from the war? What camaraderie did he experience in Iraqi? Why is it difficult to duplicate that sense of camaraderie at home? Why is camaraderie so import to men like Adam?

Essay Topic 2

Adam is diagnosed with PTSD. How does PTSD affect Adam and his family? Are the effects of PTSD mostly positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

Adam and Saskia sometimes wonder if things will ever get better. What struggles do they face day-to-day? Why do they both feel hopeless? How does hopelessness erode their relationship and their family?

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