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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. What traumatic experience does the female Marine staff sergeant help Hough with?

2. Who came to Hough's house to arrest her?

3. How many days did Hough spend in jail?

4. How did Hough keep track of the time she spent in jail?

5. How did Autumn act the first time Hough saw her after she got out of jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hough think Rhonda did not really get about being together in the public places Rhonda liked to go to?

2. Who did Hough look for as soon as she was released from prison, and why?

3. In Part IV, what was one thing Hough looked forward to in prison?

4. What did Gabe tell Hough about her homosexuality when she was a young girl?

5. What happened in the early days of Hough's relationship with Rhonda?

6. How does Hough account for her own behavior that others sometimes see as empathetic?

7. What did Hough sometimes like about Gabe, her stepfather?

8. In the beginning, how did Hough feel about Autumn?

9. Why did Hough decide not to break up with Rhonda as planned?

10. What was the event that Hough ended up in jail for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hough's stepfather Gabe's abuse and behaviors towards Hough and her siblings affect Hough's later attitudes within her own romantic relationships? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hough's rape and subsequent abortion affect her view of and experiences with men both in and out of the military context going forward? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are Hough's experiences of living in poverty throughout different points in her life, and how does poverty affect her physical and mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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