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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 does Graubard use in an attempt to kill himself?

3. Who attacked Mandella?

4. What is the pill called that the troops take in this chapter?

5. Where are Marygay and Mandella heading?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

2. How have things changed when Mandela arrives back to earth in the final chapter?

3. Summarize The Forever War story.

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

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

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

7. How does Graubard die?

8. Why do Mandella and Charlie decide against the idea of evacuating all personnel into the stasis field?

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

10. How does the happy pill help Mandella when his ship is attacked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Look and develop ideas such as subjective-time. Write 400 words on examining how much Haldeman's scientific ideas are based in scientific fact.

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