EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION Question With Accurate
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Where does Westover fall in sibling order? -
Accurate answers She is the youngest of her 7 siblings.
What happened after Westover's Dad read a verse from the book of Isaiah? -
Accurate answers The father purged the fridge of milk, yogurt, and cheese and
that evening loaded his truck with 50 gallons of honey.
What is the difference between Grandma-over-in-town and Grandma-down-the-hill? -
Accurate answers Grandma-down-the-hill lived literally down the hill from the
family near the freeway while Grandma-over-in-town lived 15 miles south in the only town in the
county.
Why didn't Westover's Dad send them to public school? -
Accurate answers He believed public school was a ploy by the government to
lead children away from god.
When Westover's Dad made a proclamation against milk, what did Grandma-down-the-hill do? -
Accurate answers She jammed her fridge full of 2%, whole, even chocolate
milk. Grandma and grandpa used to only drink skim milk before.
What did the Westover family call "summer" and why? -
Accurate answers They called it the Day of Abomination. They pack and head
for the hills due to a story about another family of freedom fighters who were attacked by the feds for
not sending their kids to school.
What is the "head for the hills" bag? What is its purpose and what was in it? -
Accurate answers It is a pile of old army bags and they put herbal medicines,
water purifiers, flint and steel, and even MREs. this was essentially a survival bag.
Who is the Princess and why is she the family's ally? -
Accurate answers The mountain that would be kind to her allies and
treaturous to her intruders. The feds were most likely intruders.
, Why was it as important to Dad that mother be a midwife? -
Accurate answers It was one of his schemes that his wife be self-reliant. This
was so one day he wouldn't have to be dependant on the government.
Why were there so few midwives in Idaho? -
Accurate answers Because of the fact that it had not been sanctioned, if a
delivery went wrong, the midwife could face charges. Few women were willing to take such a risk.
In what ways did midwifing change Mother? -
Accurate answers Since she was in charge for the first time, she began having
subtle changes such as a forceful turn of the head or not apologizing for not wearing makeup. She also
started accumulating more money.
Why was it important for Tara to understand the "art of shutting up"? -
Accurate answers So that the feds wouldn't have more evidence against
mother as a midwife if the time were to ever come.
Explain the sense of sovereignty that comes from living on the mountain. -
Accurate answers It is a perception of privacy and isolation, even of
domination.
How does Westover's mother describe herself? -
Accurate answers She would describe herself as a PLEASER: as she couldn't
stop herself from speculating what people wanted her to be and transforming into whatever that image
was.
What mental illness does Westover believe her father suffers from? -
Accurate answers Bipolar disorder.
Why did Mother take the family to Arizona? -
Accurate answers The mother referenced father like a sunflower, in that he
would die in the snow. So they needed to "plant" him in Arizona so that he would be in the sun.
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Where does Westover fall in sibling order? -
Accurate answers She is the youngest of her 7 siblings.
What happened after Westover's Dad read a verse from the book of Isaiah? -
Accurate answers The father purged the fridge of milk, yogurt, and cheese and
that evening loaded his truck with 50 gallons of honey.
What is the difference between Grandma-over-in-town and Grandma-down-the-hill? -
Accurate answers Grandma-down-the-hill lived literally down the hill from the
family near the freeway while Grandma-over-in-town lived 15 miles south in the only town in the
county.
Why didn't Westover's Dad send them to public school? -
Accurate answers He believed public school was a ploy by the government to
lead children away from god.
When Westover's Dad made a proclamation against milk, what did Grandma-down-the-hill do? -
Accurate answers She jammed her fridge full of 2%, whole, even chocolate
milk. Grandma and grandpa used to only drink skim milk before.
What did the Westover family call "summer" and why? -
Accurate answers They called it the Day of Abomination. They pack and head
for the hills due to a story about another family of freedom fighters who were attacked by the feds for
not sending their kids to school.
What is the "head for the hills" bag? What is its purpose and what was in it? -
Accurate answers It is a pile of old army bags and they put herbal medicines,
water purifiers, flint and steel, and even MREs. this was essentially a survival bag.
Who is the Princess and why is she the family's ally? -
Accurate answers The mountain that would be kind to her allies and
treaturous to her intruders. The feds were most likely intruders.
, Why was it as important to Dad that mother be a midwife? -
Accurate answers It was one of his schemes that his wife be self-reliant. This
was so one day he wouldn't have to be dependant on the government.
Why were there so few midwives in Idaho? -
Accurate answers Because of the fact that it had not been sanctioned, if a
delivery went wrong, the midwife could face charges. Few women were willing to take such a risk.
In what ways did midwifing change Mother? -
Accurate answers Since she was in charge for the first time, she began having
subtle changes such as a forceful turn of the head or not apologizing for not wearing makeup. She also
started accumulating more money.
Why was it important for Tara to understand the "art of shutting up"? -
Accurate answers So that the feds wouldn't have more evidence against
mother as a midwife if the time were to ever come.
Explain the sense of sovereignty that comes from living on the mountain. -
Accurate answers It is a perception of privacy and isolation, even of
domination.
How does Westover's mother describe herself? -
Accurate answers She would describe herself as a PLEASER: as she couldn't
stop herself from speculating what people wanted her to be and transforming into whatever that image
was.
What mental illness does Westover believe her father suffers from? -
Accurate answers Bipolar disorder.
Why did Mother take the family to Arizona? -
Accurate answers The mother referenced father like a sunflower, in that he
would die in the snow. So they needed to "plant" him in Arizona so that he would be in the sun.
