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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 is the name of the ship on which they leave Stargate?

2. Who leads Mandella's team?

3. Where are Mandella and the other troops building a bridge?

4. What does Stott heat up to demonstrate how easy it is to die in a suit?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the novel open?

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

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

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

7. How has Stargate changed since the last time Mandella was there?

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

9. What news does the captain bring the troops in Chapter 10?

10. Why does Cortez state capital punishment is usually unnecessary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the twist ending. Choose one scene in the book and discuss how the twist ending changes your perception of that scene.

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following statement: The novel is a statement against war.

Essay Topic 3

Haldeman participated in the Vietnam War. Adhering to the rule that writers should always write about what they know, do you think it is obvious that Haldeman knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Haldeman does not portray a character or setting so well? What effect does it have on the story?

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