View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sally used to do for a living?

2. When did Sascha meet Nic?

3. In Chapter 3, how many other men are graduating with Tausolo?

4. How many people are listening to a psychologist talk about Tausolo at the beginning of Chapter 3?

5. Where does Adam work in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some things that have been discovered as the army has tried to determine causes for the high rate of suicide among soldiers?

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

3. In Chapter 6, how is every room in Stephen and Christina's house a reminder of Stephen's condition?

4. What did Amanda do when she saw the soldiers wearing Class A uniforms at her front door?

5. What was Adam's homecoming like?

6. When did Adam and Saskia have a boat and how did the boat make them feel?

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

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

9. What is the WTU?

10. In Chapter 1, what does Adam do after he drops the baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adam feels that he is weak, not sick, because he has no physical injuries. Why does Adam feel that he is weak? Why does he struggle to accept that he has health problems? Why does he have to learn to accept that although his problems may be invisible, he still has health issues?

Essay Topic 2

Adam feels responsible for James Doster’s death. Why does Adam feel responsible for James’s death? How does the responsibility that Adam feels lead to guilt?

Essay Topic 3

Adam and Calvin have different ways of dealing with their trauma. How do the two men deal with trauma differently? What lessons can or cannot be learned by examining how soldiers like them deal with trauma?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,003 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample