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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Marygay and Mandella have the pick of if they decide to rejoin the army?
(a) Non-combat assignments
(b) Their rank
(c) Ships
(d) Troops

2. What does Cortez order the Russian private to do?
(a) Lie down
(b) Run
(c) Twirl
(d) Jump

3. What kind of bomb does the Hope drop?
(a) A hydrogen bomb
(b) A brain frequency bomb
(c) A frequency scrambling bomb
(d) A salt water bomb

4. What do the troops have to build on darkside?
(a) A base
(b) Sleeping quarters
(c) A bunker
(d) A bridge

5. Which part of the Russian private's body is blown off?
(a) Her hand
(b) Her arm
(c) Her leg
(d) Her head

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cortez order everyone to do at the beginning of this section?

2. Why does Cortez say that capital punishment is the only punishment for not following orders?

3. What do Rogers and Mandella do together during the night?

4. Who pours out of the building?

5. What kind of life does the captain say is encouraged on earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what have the platoon commanders been pre-programmed?

2. How does Mandella feel towards the enemy in Chapter 15?

3. How does Mandella try and help Marygay as they wait for a medic?

4. How was Mandella a success in training in Chapter 7?

5. Why does Mandella think training in the freezing cold is pointless?

6. Describe the journey to Charon.

7. How does Mandella almost damage his eyes in Chapter 7?

8. Why are the reasons for the army maintaining a strict level of discipline during their journey in Chapter 6?

9. What has happened to Marygay at the beginning of Chapter 4, Part 2?

10. What news does the captain bring the troops in Chapter 10?

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