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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. What kind of conditioning have the troops gone through?

2. What does Mandella not like about Potter?

3. What is the laser designed to do?

4. What does the company use to dig holes into the rocky surface of Charon?

5. What does Cortez draw a map of in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a fighting suit.

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

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

4. Why does Cortez state capital punishment is usually unnecessary?

5. How can the suits be dangerous to its user?

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

7. What problems does Mandella voice about Potter at the beginning of Chapter 7?

8. What are the students' responses to the film?

9. How have the Taurens improved their technology since the last meeting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine homosexuality in the novel. Is it a feasible idea that the majority of the population could become homosexual? What would have to change on today's Earth for that to happen?

Essay Topic 2

Haldeman participated in the Vietnam War. Adhering to the rule that writers should always write about what they know, do you think it is obvious that Haldeman knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Haldeman does not portray a character or setting so well? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

The Forever War is a famous book which has greatly influenced science fiction. Choose a book written after the Forever War that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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