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

2. Who does Mandella have an appointment with in this chapter?

3. When did the company expect the Taurans to attack?

4. What is the true natue of Rhonda's relationship with Mandella's mother?

5. Where do Mandella and Marygay ride their bicycles to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

2. What problems do Mandella and Moore identify when they explore the ship?

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

4. How has Mandella's mother's life changed since he last saw her?

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

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

7. What is Mandella's problem with Hilleboe in Chapter 3, Part 3?

8. What was the Pacifist Movement?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Haldeman's book to similar science fiction novels.

1) Which ideas has he taken from previous works?

2) How has he used these ideas to develop his own meaning?

3) In what way do you think science fiction writers have almost worked together to create logical other worlds? Would these novels make sense if the worlds they developed were entirely unique?

Essay Topic 2

Write a 500-word essay that examines and answers the following question: How does Haldeman create a futuristic world, different from our own, while still making it understandable to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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