Children of the Mind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 155 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Children of the Mind Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 155 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. To what character of popular children's literature does Young Val compare herself?

2. How many planets are Miro and Young Val able to visit on the quest that Jane sends them?

3. Orbiting the planet of the Descoladores, which of the following characters is not one of the ones that Miro and Val decide to go home to get?

4. Who controls the flight of the spaceship in Chapter 1?

5. What is Libo's relationship to Novinha?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ender's attention affect Val in "Life is a Suicide Mission" and how does she react to it?

2. Who claims that "life is a suicide mission," and why?

3. Why does Novinha accuse Plikt of acting like a cannibal, and how does Plikt respond to her?

4. Describe the conversation between Old Val and Young Val about the nature of Young Val's existence.

5. Why does Grace's husband laugh when Peter asks if he and Wang-mu can go see Malu and to what does he compare Peter's request?

6. What does Wang-mu first do when she and Peter land on Divine Wood and why?

7. Describe the conversation when Miro goes to speak to Ender.

8. What language does Malu speak during his meeting with Wang-mu and Peter and how does this affect the conversation?

9. What work have Miro and Young Valentine been engaged in since shortly after working out the logistics of faster than light travel and how quickly are they able to complete this work?

10. How does Miro convince Young Val to see the Hive Queen at the beginning of "Nobody is Rational"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At Hikari's place, Peter, Wang-mu, and Hikari undergo an act of wrangling to show who has the most humility. Which of the characters do you think wins this competition in this chapter? And which do you think has the most humility in the novel? Write an essay exploring your answers to these questions and how they are similar or different.

Essay Topic 2

There is much attention given in the novel to the settling in of Wang-mu and Peter to their new place on Divine Wood. Write an essay exploring the importance of this "settling in" in a novel where a premium is placed on travel.

Essay Topic 3

In the Filhos courtyard, Novinha discovers that Ender has collapsed. What significance does this collapse have? Write an essay exploring Ender's character in terms of physical weakness and strength. How does this physical weakness and strength translate into other facets of his character?

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