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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. What does Rico state is the troopers trade?

2. What is the name of the training camp?

3. What do H&MP lessons teach?

4. Who has Rico made proud?

5. How much of a chance does the sergeant state that Carl and Rico have of achieving their goals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the fleet sergeant think Rico has done well to joint the MI?

2. What are the benefits of joining the army?

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

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

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

6. Why is Rico feeling so low in Chapter 5?

7. What is Rico's job upon landing?

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

9. Summarize Chapter 3.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why does the flogging have such an adverse affect on the other soldiers? Do the students think the flogging was as much to prove a point to everybody as it was to punish Hendrick? Do you think that Hendrick's conduct deserved such a punishment? Why did they not just throw him out of the army?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the characters of Ace and Rico.

1) In what way are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Which one do you think would make the better officer and why?

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