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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are facial muscles used to switch on and off in a power suit?
(a) Visual and radar displays
(b) Headlights
(c) A heating system
(d) A protective shield

2. Who writes Rico a letter?
(a) His mother
(b) His father
(c) Dubois
(d) Carl

3. What kind of people is the room that Rico lands in full of?
(a) Divvies
(b) Skinnies
(c) Fatties
(d) Clones

4. What does Carmencita Ibanez want to become?
(a) A model
(b) A spaceship pilot
(c) A foot soldier
(d) An actor

5. What does Rico's father give Rico for graduation?
(a) A space ship
(b) A trip to Mars
(c) A trip to saturn
(d) His business

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rico feel about training looking back to it?

2. Why does Zim make an example of Jenkins?

3. What is Rico ready to do?

4. What does Rico state is the troopers trade?

5. Why does Jelal order one man to fall out?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does training becoming harder in Chapter 4?

2. What are the benefits of joining the army?

3. Why does Rico find it difficult to adjust to army life?

4. What does Jejal tell his troops?

5. Why does Frankel make Hendrick's punishment so light?

6. What is Rico's opinion of boot camp in retrospect?

7. Summarize Chapter 3.

8. What is the best way to fight the Bugs?

9. Describe Rico's punishment.

10. Describe the release of the capsules in Chapter 1.

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