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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. Which of the following is not a type of suit?

2. What does Dubois ask Rico for an explanation of the moral difference between?

3. What does the MI not abandon?

4. What does Zim do to the first recruit that steps forward?

5. Who writes Rico a letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jejal tell his troops?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Rico's father want him to do instead of 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 is the best way to fight the Bugs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the recruitment process Heinlein portrays in the book. Is Mr. Dubois basically working as a teacher to find army recruits? What alternative opinions do the students think Rico has available to him? Why is Mr. Dubois and the government teaching such ideology when at the time there is no war? Does such ideology gear a population for war?

Essay Topic 2

It is claimed that Starship Troopers comes from an overtly anti-communist view point. In what ways do the students think that Starship Troopers is anti-communist? In what way does this reflect American society at the time? Are there any characters in the novel that represent communism? If so, how does Heinlein portray these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Heinlein's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

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