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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 has sent Mandella a note in this final chapter?

2. What would happen if the war suddenly came to an end?

3. Who does Mandella think killed Graubard?

4. To what city does Mandella compare London?

5. With whom does Mandella's mother always leave her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mandella's problem with Hilleboe in Chapter 3, Part 3?

2. How does Graubard die?

3. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

4. How do Marygay and Mandella think the war has changed the world?

5. What is Mandella's mother's condition when he arrives back in Washington in Chapter 11, Part 2?

6. How does the army recruit in modern society in Chapter 2, Part 3?

7. What do Marygay and Mandella decide on the phone in Chapter 9, Part 2?

8. How does the battle end in Chapter 7, Part 3?

9. What is the happy pill?

10. What problems do Mandella and Moore identify when they explore the ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Forever War was made into a series of graphic novels. How different are the graphic novels from the book in terms of the following:

1) Themes

2) Setting

3) Character

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 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.

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