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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. Who is Pipo?

2. Who says, "all stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe"?

3. Where is Ender at the beginning of the novel?

4. What was the original catalyst for Ender and Novinha's separation?

5. When was Peter called into being?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Human and the Hive Queen try to capture Jane's aiua, and what conclusion do they come to when they are unsuccessful?

4. Describe the reconciliation between Novinha and Ender in the garden.

5. Describe Wang-mu and Peter's initial time settling into their apartment on Divine Wood.

6. How does Old Val compliment Miro to Young Val and why?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Describe the game that goes on as Peter and Wang-mu arrive at Hikara's place.

10. What does the Hive Queen suggest about the mission that Jane is sending Miro and Young Val on and how does Miro confront Jane about this issue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the university, Malu calls out, "The god has moved her starship!" Peter is triumphant and Wang-mu realizes how dismal life would have been for him were he restricted to a single planet. Write an essay exploring the idea of restrictions and freedom in the novel and the role they play in each of the characters' lives.

Essay Topic 2

When Miro first visits the Hive Queen, she does not want to help them find a way to put Jane's aiua into Val's body. However, she is later convinced. Explore this and other episodes where characters are forced or encouraged to change their mind in the book. What significance do you think changing one's mind plays in character development in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Novinha remarks that Val "spins a pretty story" and Val answers, "all stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe." Write an essay exploring the significance of such a quote in a fictional story. What do you think this quote says about the art of fiction?

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