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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 does a medic remember finding in a burlap bag?

2. How old is Amanda in Chapter 2?

3. How old is Adam's oldest child in Chapter 1?

4. Where do James Doster's parents live?

5. How much does Amanda pay to get cupcakes from Washington, D.C., in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sascha remember about Nic's behavior before he went to Pueblo?

2. What is the WTU?

3. What is Adam's job in Chapter 5, and where would he rather work instead?

4. 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?

5. Why does Adam not think that he is injured in Chapter 1?

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, what does Amanda do for the anniversary of James's death?

9. What was Adam's homecoming like?

10. What is Amanda's new house like in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tsauolo and his wife Theresa struggle to find hope in their lives with the issues with Tsauolo’s mental health issues. What do Tausolo and Theresa fear about the future? How does their view of the future affect any feelings of hope that they have or have had in the past?

Essay Topic 2

Adam and others struggled to get the help they needed. Why is it so hard for soldiers and their families to get help? Why do families become desperate when help is not forthcoming?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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