Speaker for the Dead | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. On what planet does the story take place?

Luisitania

2. Speaker of the Dead is a sequel to __________________.

Ender's Game

3. Who is the main character of the book?

Ender

4. What year is a colony founded on Lusitania?

1830

5. What is formed before Lusitania is discovered?

The Starways Congress

6. Who are the first colonists on Lusitania?

Catholic-Portuguese

7. What do the colonists call the alien race?

Piggies

8. What other name do the colonists use to refer to the piggies?

Porquinhos

9. Which alien race did the humans destroy?

The buggers

10. For what does the Starway Congress see the piggies as an opportunity?

Redemption

11. What may the humans do to the piggies?

Observe them

12. What are the observers not allowed to do to the piggies?

Influence their development

Chapter 1, Pipo,

1. What is Pipo's job?

A scientist

2. What...
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