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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 do Tausolo and his wife live in Chapter 3?

2. What time is it at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. Who helps Amanda move in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 5, how many soldiers are part of a mental health study?

5. Who taught Adam about boats and fixing them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 6, how is every room in Stephen and Christina's house a reminder of Stephen's condition?

5. How was Calvin McCloy injured and what injuries does he have?

6. What good and bad happens when a puppy is purchased for Zoe in Chapter 6?

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, how did it work that men were assigned to the worst places?

10. In Chapter 2, what did Amanda do for a while after she got the box with her husband's cremains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Adams tells Saskia that they are even after Jaxson nearly drowns. What does Adam mean when he tells Saskia that they are even? What do both Adam and Saskia have to learn about forgiveness with the incidents involving Jaxson and other problems due to Adam’s PTSD?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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