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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. With what have the troops been programmed?
(a) Aggression
(b) Post hypnotic suggestion
(c) Patriotism
(d) Happiness

2. What is the nationality of the private that dies in this chapter?
(a) Russian
(b) Czech
(c) Armenian
(d) English

3. Which of the following soldiers suffers a brain hemorrhage?
(a) Rhine
(b) Jones
(c) Potter
(d) Mandella

4. Where do the troops move to at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Luna
(b) Darkside
(c) Lightside
(d) Mars

5. What rank has Potter been promoted to in this chapter?
(a) Lieutenant
(b) Corporal
(c) Sergeant
(d) Captain

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship on which they leave Stargate?

2. What does Cortez order the company to do when the bubbles appear?

3. What does the company build on Stargate?

4. What causes broken bones during the journey?

5. What poem does Cortez recite in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the companies' orders once they reach the planet?

2. How does the novel open?

3. What does the company do on the third day?

4. What mistake does Mandella make in training at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Describe the journey to Charon.

6. What do squad leaders think are the reasons for low morale on the ship?

7. What is Mandella's feeling about killing the animals in Chapter 12?

8. Describe the battle against the Taurans in Chapter 15.

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

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

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