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Children of the Mind Quiz

Orson Scott Card
This Study Guide consists of approximately 85 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Children of the Mind.

Children of the Mind Quiz

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1)

While Human and the Hive Queen discuss how to effect Jane's transfer, what news does the Hive Queen receive about Ender? (from 'Life is a Suicide Mission')

Human tells her that Ender's recovery is slow but steady.
Human tells her that Ender is recovering well.
Human tells her Ender is dead.
Human tells her Ender is in poor shape and unconscious.
2)

How many years has it taken to undo the damage from the destruction of the buggers' home planet? (from 'How Do You Know They Aren't Quivering in Terror?')

40,000 years.
3,000 years.
10 years.
130 years.
3)

How does Malu arrive for his first meeting with Peter and Wang-mu? (from 'I Offer Her this Poor Vessal')

In a canoe.
By caravan.
In a spaceship.
On a bicycle.
4)

How does Wang-mu respond after Grace points out Peter and her scam and calls them liars? (from 'Life is a Suicide Mission')

Wang-mu makes up a new identity.
Wang-mu runs off, leaving Peter.
Wang-mu sticks with their disguises.
Wang-mu tells their true itentity.
5)

Jane relays the meeting between Peter, Wang-mu, Grace, and Malu to whom? (from 'I Offer Her this Poor Vessal')

Young Val.
Novinha.
Old Val.
Ender.
6)

What happens when Jane first leaps into Young Val's body? (from 'It Smells Like Life to Me')

She gets a successful reception.
Ender unable to let go and Jane spins thought the body.
Young Val becomes much weaker.
Ender invites Jane in.
7)

Who uses the example of Ender killing two boys in Battle School to support their argument? (from 'How Do You Know They Aren't Quivering in Terror?')

Miro.
Wang-mu.
Peter.
Quara.
8)

Who does Plikt say has a gift to "free us from the illusion that any one explanation will ever contain the final answer for all time"? (from 'The Road Goes On Without Him Now')

Peter.
Novinha.
Ender.
Miro.
9)

Who says, "all stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe"? (from 'What Matters is What Fiction You Believe')

Plikt.
Jane.
Novinha.
Old Val.
10)

How does Malu compare in appearance to other Samoans? (from 'I Offer Her this Poor Vessal')

He looks nothing like the other Somoans.
He is much fatter and has no hair.
He is a little whiter and more decoratively dressed.
He is much taller.
11)

What does Jane do when Quara physically threatens her? (from 'Am I Betraying Ender?')

Tries to kill Quara with her bare hands.
Tries to verbally reason with Quara.
Punches Quara in the face.
Moves herself to the forward compartment of the starship.
12)

Which of the following is NOT true about Jane's interaction with the mothertrees? (from 'It Smells Like Life to Me')

Jane finds the mothertrees weak.
The mothertrees are nurturing and comfort Jane.
Jane overlooks the mothertrees at first.
Jane infuses new vivacity into the mothertrees.
13)

What do Malu's followers do after Malu leaves his first visit with Peter and Wang-mu? (from 'I Offer Her this Poor Vessal')

They begin tearing down the structure they erected.
They fall in the sand and begin weeping.
They beg Peter and Wang-mu to take them away.
They run after him.
14)

Who says "till death ends all surprises." (from 'Till Death Ends All Surprises')

The Hive Queen.
Malu.
Jane.
Human.
15)

What must Peter and Wang-mu promise to do before meeting Malu? (from 'Life is a Suicide Mission')

Offer him a large meal.
Pay Grace for bringing them to him.
Serve him for one year.
Listen to him without interrupting him.
16)

Which of the following is not a way that Plikt realizes Ender will be remembered. (from 'You Called Me Back From Darkness')

The Destroyer of the Earth.
The private family man.
The Speaker for the Dead.
The Xenocide.
17)

Why is the Hive Queen jealous of Jane? (from 'Till Death Ends All Surprises')

Because Jane knows Human in a way the Hive Queen can't.
Because Jane attacked Quara first.
Because Jane is more powerful than she is.
Because Jane is pretty.
18)

Who does Jane forgive for speaking brutally to Young Val? (from 'This Has Always Been Your Body')

Old Val.
Malu.
Peter.
Miro.
19)

Who is the captain of the starship bringing the M.D. device? (from 'We're Giving You a Second Chance')

Peter.
Admiral Lands.
Jane.
Wang-mu.
20)

What does Peter do at Ender's funeral? (from 'The Road Goes On Without Him Now')

He hugs Novinha.
He doesn't attend the funeral.
He consoles Plikt.
He begins sobbing.
21)

Who does Novinha say "spins a pretty story"? (from 'What Matters is What Fiction You Believe')

Wang-mu.
Plikt.
Jane.
Old Val.
22)

When Peter awakens on the beach in "You Called Me Back from Darkness," who is next to him? (from 'You Called Me Back From Darkness')

Wang-mu.
Val.
Miro.
Jane.
23)

When Peter opens his eyes on the beach, what does he tell everyone he dreamed about? (from 'It Smells Like Life to Me')

A squid.
A fish.
A dragon.
A pig.
24)

What does Plikt say is the most important thing to remember about Ender, above all else? (from 'You Called Me Back From Darkness')

His strength and stubborness.
His role as Speaker for the Dead.
His justice and mercy.
His greatness as a follower.
25)

When does Grace join Peter and Wang-mu during their first meal at Grace's house? (from 'Life is a Suicide Mission')

When the final dish is served.
Before dinner is served.
After they have finished eating.
When the first dish is served.
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