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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 character dies in this chapter?

2. What does Carmencita Ibanez want to become?

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

4. What does Rico hear Zim requesting?

5. Where does Frankel invite Zim to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ace and Rico's fight.

2. Describe Sergeant Zim.

3. How does Zim react to the people who challenge him?

4. How do the MIs respond to the loss of Breckenbridge?

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

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

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

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

9. Summarize Chapter 3.

10. What are the benefits of joining the army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Heinlein's representation of sergeants in fiction. Is he a typical sergeant in fiction? Do you think Heinlein's representation of Zim was influential? What other similar sergeants can they think of? How realistic do you think Heinlein's portrayal of a sergeant is?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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