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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. Where does Frankel invite Zim to?
(a) The officers' club
(b) A bordello
(c) The gym
(d) The library

2. What are Zim's favorite weapon?
(a) Spears
(b) Knives
(c) A ball and chain
(d) Machine guns

3. What university does Rico's father want him to attend?
(a) Oxford
(b) Harvard
(c) Cambridge
(d) Karlov

4. What does Dubois ask Rico for an explanation of the moral difference between?
(a) Criminal and civilian
(b) Soldier and civilian
(c) Man and bug
(d) Parents and their children

5. Why are pilots mostly women?
(a) They have better control of their emotions.
(b) They have better reactions.
(c) They have better eyesight.
(d) They don't show off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zim become as more and more recruits drop out?

2. Who does the girl quote when she says violence never settles anything?

3. What does Jelal say that recruits should not seek to be?

4. What does Rico state is the troopers trade?

5. How long does Rico have to change his mind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Rico's parents receive the news that he is going to join the army?

2. What are the benefits of joining the army?

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

4. What do the power suits enable a soldier to do?

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

6. What does a soldier use his facial muscles for inside a power suit?

7. What is Rico's father's problem with Rico joining the army?

8. Why does the fleet sergeant discourage the two boys from joining the army?

9. Describe the three types of suits.

10. What does Rico's father want him to do instead of the army?

(see the answer keys)

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