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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 do the troops leave on the floor once the hole is deep enough?

2. What does Mandella notice on Marygay's leg?

3. Where do the troops spend the vast amount of their journey to Charon?

4. What is the name given for the suits?

5. Which part of the Russian private's body is blown off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Cortez's feelings about killing the animals?

2. What is the company's job on darkside?

3. What do squad leaders think are the reasons for low morale on the ship?

4. How does Stott demonstrate how dangerous the suit can be?

5. What shots are the troops given in Chapter 2, Part 1?

6. How has Stargate changed since the last time Mandella was there?

7. Why are the heating mechanisms turned off in the opening chapter?

8. What is Mandella's feeling about killing the animals in Chapter 12?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following statement: The Forever War details only two battles because the author wants to show the effects of war beyond just the fighting.

Essay Topic 2

The Forever War is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did The Forever War help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in The Forever War?

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay that examines and answers the following question: How does Haldeman create a futuristic world, different from our own, while still making it understandable to the reader?

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