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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. Where did Tausolo work before the joined the army?
2. In Chapter 7, since moving how many times has Amanda driven past her old house?
3. In Chapter 3, who is with Tausolo besides his wife when he is accepted to the WTB?
4. Where does Adam work in Chapter 5?
5. In Chapter 1, what does Adam remember feeling when he came home and walked across the tarmac?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What are some things that have been discovered as the army has tried to determine causes for the high rate of suicide among soldiers?
3. In Chapter 6, how is every room in Stephen and Christina's house a reminder of Stephen's condition?
4. In the Prlogue, how did the way that Adam felt about the war change?
5. How did James spend his career in the army?
6. How does Sascha react when Nic tells her about an incident from the war in Chapter 4?
7. What is the WTU?
8. In Chapter 1, what does Adam do after he drops the baby?
9. What is Adam's job in Chapter 5, and where would he rather work instead?
10. In Chapter 3, what is the theory of the program that Tausolo goes through for his PTSD?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Adam is better after the Pathway program, but not cured. Why is Adam better, but not cured after the Pathway program? What is revealed about Adam’s healing process and the possibility of relapse? What role will the healing process have for the rest of Adam's life?
Essay Topic 3
Financial troubles add to the stresses of PTSD. Why do Adam and Saskia struggle financially? How would financial help have made it easier for Adam to heal? How does the way that soldiers are reimbursed after combat make the healing process difficult?
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