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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. How many brains do they capture?

2. Who is the leader of Rico's first assignment?

3. Which officer knows every fact about each man?

4. Who does Rico recommend to be promoted to sergeant?

5. What is the first battle against the bugs called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rico realize about his new life when he visits Vancouver?

2. How does Rico deal with the shakes in the final chapter?

3. In what ways does the drop go wrong in Chapter 10?

4. What are Rasczak's and Jelal's roles aboard the Rodger Young?

5. Summarize Chapter 13.

6. What does Rico overhear Zim and Hendrick saying?

7. Why has no one committed a 9080 in Zim's training before?

8. Why did Dubois want corporal punishment when raising children?

9. Why does the army want to punish Dillinger?

10. Describe meal time on Tours.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Heinlein use character and setting to express these themes?

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

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?

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