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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 2, what type of vehicle does Amanda think she sees her husband driving?

2. What platoon were Adam and James in?

3. In Chapter 4, how many programs are there across the United States that claim to help soldiers?

4. In Chapter 7, what type of tree is removed from Amanda's old house in order to be replanted at the new house?

5. How many soldiers did General Chiarelli lose during the course of a year during his first deployment to Iraq when he was a division commander?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How did James spend his career in the army?

5. How does Sascha react when Nic tells her about an incident from the war in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the WTU?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Saskia needs help just as much as Adam does. What does Saskia have to deal with on her own when Adam is struggling? How does the stress of PTSD affect Saskia and other soldiers and their families?

Essay Topic 2

General Chiarelli made mental health and suicide prevention a priority when he was vice chief of staff. What did General Chiarelli and others do to deal with mental health and suicide? Why is it so difficult to improve mental health and stop suicide?

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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