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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 do the troops have that is more advanced than the Taurans?

2. From what kind of sickness does half the crew suffer?

3. Who leads the training maneuver?

4. Who leads Mandella's team?

5. What does Mandella order his troops into?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Cortez's feelings about killing the animals?

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

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

7. What are the students' responses to the film?

8. How does the novel open?

9. Describe Sergeant Cortez.

10. How can the suits be dangerous to its user?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Haldeman's writing style. How would you describe Haldeman's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Haldeman's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

The Forever War is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did The Forever War help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in The Forever War?

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following statement: The Forever War details only two battles because the author wants to show the effects of war beyond just the fighting.

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