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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 Adam and Saskia meet?

2. In Chapter 1, how many soldiers come home with post-traumatic stress disorder?

3. What type of hair does Amanda have?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what is the theory of the program that Tausolo goes through for his PTSD?

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

4. What injuries does Kevin Walker have?

5. 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?

6. In the Prlogue, how did the way that Adam felt about the war change?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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