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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 uses the example of Ender killing two boys in Battle School to support their argument?

2. What is the name of the influential businessmen who visit Yasujiro Tsutsumi?

3. Which of the following statements describes Ender's death?

4. Which of the following is NOT true about Jane's interaction with the mothertrees?

5. How many years has it taken to undo the damage from the destruction of the buggers' home planet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Peter responds to waking on the beach with Wang-mu curled in beside him.

2. Describe how Jane transports Peter and Wang-mu aboard the Starways Congress starship and where they land on the ship.

3. What is on the latest molecular blueprint that Quara receives from the descoladore planet and what does she suggest the implication is?

4. Describe Novinha's words to Ender when she releases him.

5. What false disclosure does Quara make to Wang-mu, and what conclusion does Wang-mu come to about her lies?

6. Describe what Jane says after she tells Miro that he reminds her of Ender.

7. When Yasujiro Tsutsumi asks whether Hikari expects him to bribe the politicians to stop the fleet, how does Hikari respond?

8. Describe the thoughts Plikt has as she contemplates how to speak Ender's death properly alone in her room.

9. What joke does Malu make regarding Jane's inhabiting of Peter?

10. What happens as Jane begins attempting to let go off the ansible lines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring how the themes of benevolence and survival play out against each other in the search for a new home for Jane's aiua throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In "Am I Betraying Ender," Jane and Miro question whether they are betraying Ender in their happiness. Write an essay exploring how the theme of betrayal or suspected betrayal comes into play in this and other scenes in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

When Peter and Wang-mu arrive on Divine Wind, Wang-mu throws a bee at Peter. Write an essay exploring the significance of this action to character development, showing how Peter and Wang-mu's characters are exposed through this episode and how they change after this episode.

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