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Question 1. Why did Tara Westover ask her college professor to define "holocaust?" Why would most people find her question surprising?

Question 2. In 4-6 sentences and in your own words, describe Westover's "unlikely path" to an education.(HINT: I'm looking for specific detail from the video in your answer. How did she get an education, and what obstacles did she face?)

Question 3. Westover says that "an education is not the same thing as a school." (a) How does she explain the difference? (b) Do you agree with this explanation? (c) Why or why not? (Answer all three parts to receive full credit.)

Question 4. "An education is the remaking of a person. You can submit to that remaking passively, or you can take an active part." (a) What is the difference between "passive" and "active?" (b) Do you like Westover's definition of education as "the remaking of a person?" (c) Why or why not? (Answer all three parts to receive full credit.)

Question 5. Westover's first efforts to educate herself can be described as "self-directed learning." Think about that term. Without googling it, (a) what do you think "self-directed learning" might mean? (b) What would be some of the benefits of self-directed learning? (c) What would be hard or challenging about self-directed learning?

Question 6. This course could be considered an example of self-directed learning. What do you think you will need to do in order to be successful? What obstacles could pop up? Can you give an example of self-directed learning from your own life?