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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cortez say that capital punishment is the only punishment for not following orders?
(a) Because it makes people listen
(b) Because disobedience means death anyway
(c) Because they cannot afford to lose the war
(d) Because that is the way it is

2. What kind of life does the captain say is encouraged on earth?
(a) The hetrolife
(b) The natural life
(c) The communal life
(d) The homolife

3. What do the troops first learn to do in the suits?
(a) Shoot weapons
(b) Run
(c) Shake hands
(d) Walk

4. What planet are the troops planning to travel to next?
(a) Stargate
(b) Luna
(c) Charon
(d) Venus

5. Who briefs the troops when they arrive in Stargate?
(a) The sub-major
(b) The resident general
(c) The Earth king
(d) The president

Short Answer Questions

1. What pursues Earth's Hope on their journey?

2. Why does the general think Mandella and Marygay should stay in the army?

3. For what is the commodore likely to be court-martialed?

4. Who orders the company to open fire on the animals?

5. Which of the following soldiers suffers a brain hemorrhage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Mandella a success in training in Chapter 7?

2. What shots are the troops given in Chapter 2, Part 1?

3. Why are the reasons for the army maintaining a strict level of discipline during their journey in Chapter 6?

4. How does Mandella save a man's life in Chapter 8?

5. How does the novel open?

6. Why are the heating mechanisms turned off in the opening chapter?

7. What has happened to Marygay at the beginning of Chapter 4, Part 2?

8. How have things changed at the beginning of Chapter 1, Part 2?

9. Describe a fighting suit.

10. How has Stargate changed since the last time Mandella was there?

(see the answer keys)

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