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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 rank has Potter been promoted to in this chapter?

2. Who leads Mandella's team?

3. What does Cortez order the Russian private to do?

4. What are those who died in the exercise only allowed to take during the next three days?

5. What do Marygay and Mandella have the pick of if they decide to rejoin the army?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the journey to Charon.

3. What do squad leaders think are the reasons for low morale on the ship?

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

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

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

7. How does Mandella feel towards the enemy in Chapter 15?

8. How does the novel open?

9. What advantages and disadvantages do the human have in fighting the Taurans?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Earth from Haldeman's idea that everyone is cloned and has a collective conscience.

1) How would such an environment affect people's relationships?

2) How would it benefit the government?

3) Who do you think the government would choose to clone and why?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Haldeman use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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