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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 do the troops build on Sade-138?
(a) A base
(b) A bridge
(c) A defense unit
(d) A bomb shelter

2. What does Mandella think all of his new troops are?
(a) Comedians
(b) Test tube babies
(c) Jocks
(d) Children

3. What helps Mandella get through the pain he feels?
(a) A photograph of his mother
(b) The sound of Taurans screaming
(c) Marygay's voice
(d) The happy pill

4. What kind of people are now encouraged to stay on in the army?
(a) Those with a high physical fitness
(b) Those with a high genetic rating
(c) Those with a high IQ
(d) Those without family

5. Why do Charlie and Diane think it is a bad idea if Mandella kills Graubard himself?
(a) He will undermine his authority.
(b) He will seen as a murderer.
(c) Graubard is too popular.
(d) He will be court-martialed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mandella not put a stop to the alcohol?

2. What does Mandella realize that every one of his soldiers is?

3. Who is Mandella's second in command?

4. What part of Marygay's body is missing?

5. With what did Marygay's father get caught?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marygay and Mandella think the war has changed the world?

2. Why can Mandella's company be called test tube babies?

3. How do the Taurans try and defeat the humans when their darts don't work?

4. How does Graubard die?

5. Why does it seem that there are only two battles in the book?

6. What is Mandella's mother's condition when he arrives back in Washington in Chapter 11, Part 2?

7. What does Mandella do immediately upon arriving at Stargate?

8. How does the battle end in Chapter 7, Part 3?

9. Why do Mandella and Charlie decide against the idea of evacuating all personnel into the stasis field?

10. How does the woman at the farmhouse react to Mandella's presence in Chapter 10, Part 2?

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