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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 is the name given for the suits?

2. What is Mandella's rank in the opening chapter?

3. What planet are the troops planning to travel to next?

4. Mandella is hit by _____________.

5. In what subject does Mandella have a background?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the journey to Charon.

2. Describe the battle against the Taurans in Chapter 15.

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

4. How does Mandella save a man's life in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What advantages and disadvantages do the human have in fighting the Taurans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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