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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. Who are pitiful, mommy-coddled, sickly monkeys?
(a) The British
(b) The new recruits
(c) Bugs
(d) Martians

2. Which of Rico's friends persuaded him to join the MI?
(a) Davis
(b) Carl
(c) June
(d) Jack

3. What is the name of the company commander?
(a) Sergeant Dubois
(b) Sergeant Johnson
(c) Sergeant Zim
(d) Sergeant Jenkins

4. How many lashes does Rico receive?
(a) Five
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Eight

5. Who does Rico receive a letter from?
(a) Carl
(b) Zim
(c) Dubois
(d) His father

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Juan's nickname?

2. Which two characters celebrate their birthdays?

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

4. Where does Frankel invite Zim to?

5. Where is Camp Arthur Currie situated?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Jejal tell his troops?

6. What is Rico's responsibility in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

10. How does Rico's promotion to recruit-corporal change his situation?

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