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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. When Peter regains consciousness after Ender is transferred into his body, what does he do?

2. What does Plikt realize she will not tell about Ender's story as she contemplates it in her room?

3. After Yasujiro Tsutsumi's request to stop the fleet is approved, where is Yasujiro sent?

4. Which of the following is not a way that Plikt realizes Ender will be remembered.

5. At the end of the chapter "How Do You Know They Aren't Quivering in Terror," how does Wang-mu feel about her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What delicate and subtle presence does Jane encounter after exploring the networks of the Hive Queens, and how does the interaction between Jane and this presence play out?

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

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

5. Describe Jane's exploration of the networks among the Hive Queens.

6. What experience does Jane have for the first time in her 3,000 year existence in response to Quara, and what realization does she come to because of this?

7. Why are Peter and Wang-mu invited to a university on Pacifica and who accompanies them?

8. What do Peter and Wang-mu see in a very old building at the university on Pacifica and what is the significance of the contents?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the different characters responses to the message to stop the detonation of the M.D. device. Consider why each character reacts in the way that they do and why there is such a contrast between the responses.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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