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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. Whose house does Mandella go to at the beginning of this chapter?

2. What kind of people are now encouraged to stay on in the army?

3. Which of the following weapons does Mandella not pass out to his troops:

4. Where do Marygay's parents live?

5. What does Mandella want to use to detonate the stasis field?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are the cooks making the alcohol?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why can the hospital not help Mandella's mother in Chapter 11, Part 2?

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

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

Discuss Haldeman's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The Forever War was made into a series of graphic novels. How different are the graphic novels from the book in terms of the following:

1) Themes

2) Setting

3) Character

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