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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. Who starts fighting and finds himself alone?

2. What is the name of the biggest army war ship?

3. What does the prisoner have to do at the project?

4. What group has highly advanced technology and is so numerous that it is hard to tell how many members it has?

5. What makes Felix weep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the video feed and its effect on the war.

2. Why is Jack conflicted about Hollis and Lya?

3. What does Felix realize when he wakes up?

4. What does Jack do in order to execute Borglyn's plan?

5. Who is the man in the bar and how does he react to being attacked?

6. How does the book Armor end?

7. What does Wice say that confuses Jack at first but also reveals that Wice and Borglyn have something bigger planned than Jack knows?

8. When Felix put on his suit, what does he feel?

9. Why is it important that Felix survive?

10. Who is Jack's contact and why is he angry with Jack?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters experience fear from experiencing war and conflict. Describe the fears of Jack, Felix, Lya, and Holly. Are they believable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the settings for Armor. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. How do these settings even if imaginary, reflect modern settings or culture? Why did the author choose to use these places in the stories?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the motif of life-death-life. Identify at least two motifs about life-death-life in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

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