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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 11, how much weight has Adam lost?

2. In Chapter 13, after how many years is Mark Fischer still getting used to loud noises?

3. What does Saskia have a degree in?

4. In Chapter 14, where does Danny's mother live?

5. In the war and in the WTB, how many men does Michael Lewis remember losing in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Adam share during Trauma Group at Pathway and how was what he said received?

2. In Chapter 14, what was Shawnee Hoffman doing the night that Danny killed himself and what did she find when she came home?

3. Why are the police sent to Tausolo's home in Chapter 12?

4. What is the program like at Pathway Home?

5. Why did Kristy start keeping records of things that happened with Jessie, and how long did she keep her records?

6. What lessons does the army learn from Jessie's death?

7. What does Fred Gusman remember about his father in Chapter 13?

8. In Chapter 12, what is jail like for Tausolo?

9. What were Adam's flights like to California?

10. In Chapter 9, what does Drew Edwards remember about the bombing in Iraq and his injuries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Adam and other soldiers experience flashbacks. How do these flashbacks affect Adam and the other men? Why is gaining control of the flashbacks essential to the healing process?

Essay Topic 3

The word river is used as an analogy to symbolize suicide. How did the word "river" become an analogy for suicide? How does the river symbolize suicide and the way that the men in the book are moving toward suicide?

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