The Forever War Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Forever War Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Mandella order his troops into?

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

3. What does Mandella learn has been lost?

4. What planet are the troops planning to travel to next?

5. What will the troops be doing in Charon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mandella almost damage his eyes in Chapter 7?

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

5. How does Stott demonstrate how dangerous the suit can be?

6. What problems does Mandella voice about Potter at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

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

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

10. Why does Mandella think training in the freezing cold is pointless?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Forever War is a famous book which has greatly influenced science fiction. Choose a book written after the Forever War that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 2

Choose a scene from the novel and critically analyze it in terms of the following:

1) Character development

2) Plot development.

3) Its significance to the book overall.

Essay Topic 3

The Forever War is the first and main part of the Forever War series.

1) What is the overall theme of the series? What part does the Forever play in developing that theme?

2) What ideas and characters does the author develop that can be used in forthcoming books? How do you think these ideas and characters will develop through the series?

(see the answer keys)

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