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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 did Earth need a war to do?

2. What kind of conditioning do Kynock and Mandella discuss?

3. Where does Mandella see the blinking light?

4. What is Luna better known as?

5. What do Moore and Mandella think will cause low morale on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Graubard die?

2. Why does Diane think it will be a bad idea if Mandella kills Graubard?

3. How does the happy pill help Mandella when his ship is attacked?

4. How have things changed when Mandela arrives back to earth in the final chapter?

5. How has Mandella's mother's life changed since he last saw her?

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

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

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

9. What was the Pacifist Movement?

10. Why does Mandella not put an end to the distillery run by the cooks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motives? Why? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Does his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect his/her interactions with each other?

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

Examine the twist ending. Choose one scene in the book and discuss how the twist ending changes your perception of that scene.

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