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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 companies are there at Camp Spooky?

2. How many officers does MI have?

3. What is the name of the camp in the Canadian Rockies?

4. What do the soldiers concentrate on bombing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Frankel.

2. What do the soldiers capture on Planet P?

3. Describe Rico's meeting with Carmencita.

4. What does the Psychological Warfare Corps want to do on Planet P?

5. Why has Rico's father joined the army?

6. Describe meal time on Tours.

7. What does Rico think about during the night?

8. What is the aim of the mission in the final chapter?

9. Summarize the final chapter.

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

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

Why do the students think Rico's father does not want him to join the army? Is Rico reacting against his father's views? In what way will Rico become a parasite on society if peacetime continues and he is in the army? Why is an army important in Heinlein's earth if it is peacetime? Does preparing for war in peacetime encourage war to happen?

Essay Topic 3

In 1998 Starship Troopers was made into a film directed by Paul Verhoeven. How different is the film from the book? Why do you think Verhoeven changed the ideas from the book so much? Could he have successfully made a film that was more directly like the book?

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