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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. What kind of bomb does the Hope drop?
(a) A brain frequency bomb
(b) A hydrogen bomb
(c) A frequency scrambling bomb
(d) A salt water bomb

2. Who divides the platoon into three firing squads?
(a) Stott
(b) Cortez
(c) Potter
(d) Mandella

3. On what does Stott place the rock?
(a) A frozen pool of hydrogen
(b) His head
(c) Frozen helium
(d) A heater

4. Who does the armorer use as a model to show off the suits?
(a) Mandella
(b) Marygay Potter
(c) Sergeant Cortez
(d) Captain Stott

5. What is the male captain wearing on his face?
(a) Sun cream
(b) A bull ring
(c) Make up
(d) Ash

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mandella share his sack with that night?

2. Why does Cortez say that capital punishment is the only punishment for not following orders?

3. What is the name of the female recruit who questions the sergeant about the film?

4. To where is the company going back?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the company's job on darkside?

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

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

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

5. With what have the platoon commanders been pre-programmed?

6. How does the novel open?

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

8. How have the Taurens improved their technology since the last meeting?

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

10. How does Mandella try and help Marygay as they wait for a medic?

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