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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 kind of people now inhabit Earth?

2. Where do the troops travel back to after the battle?

3. What is the name of Mandella's mother's roommate?

4. What helps Mandella get through the pain he feels?

5. Who appears after a year on Sade-138?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

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

7. How does the army recruit in modern society in Chapter 2, Part 3?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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