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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 happens to the metal rod when Mandella passes it through the shield?

2. What did Earth need a war to do?

3. What does Mandella pass to the outside of the field?

4. Why does Mandella order his troops to the surface?

5. Who does Mandella think is going to cause problems?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Pacifist Movement?

2. Why are there no Help Wanted ads in the newspaper?

3. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

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

5. What are Rhonda's reasons for her sexual relationship with Mandella's mother?

6. What is Mandella's mother's condition when he arrives back in Washington in Chapter 11, Part 2?

7. Why does Diane think it will be a bad idea if Mandella kills Graubard?

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

9. Summarize The Forever War story.

10. Why does Mandella not put an end to the distillery run by the cooks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Forever War is written in the first person and with Haldeman as narrator. Why do you think Haldeman chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the third person? What difference does it make it make to the story that Haldeman is one of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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