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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What task has Peter been assigned that makes his work more interesting to Ender?
(a) Finding a new planet on which to live.
(b) Reviving Ender into a new body.
(c) Stopping the destruction of Lusitania.
(d) Saving the life of Jane.

2. Why does Human say that she does not think Ender will find his way into Peter when he dies?
(a) Because Peter represents the part of himself he most hates.
(b) Because Ender needs Peter's full person.
(c) Because Peter is too weak.
(d) Because moving into Peter would damage him.

3. Who does Grace identify as Wang-mu's rival for Peter's love at Jane's deathbed?
(a) Grace.
(b) Novinha.
(c) Jane.
(d) Plikt.

4. While Human and the Hive Queen discuss how to effect Jane's transfer, what news does the Hive Queen receive about Ender?
(a) Human tells her Ender is dead.
(b) Human tells her that Ender's recovery is slow but steady.
(c) Human tells her that Ender is recovering well.
(d) Human tells her Ender is in poor shape and unconscious.

5. How does Old Val propose that Novinha save Jane?
(a) By giving her own body to Jane.
(b) By giving Ender permission to die.
(c) By keeping Ender alive.
(d) By persuading Young Val to give up her body.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ender tries to reconcile with his wife on Lusitania, what excuse does she give for not being able to see him?

2. When does Grace join Peter and Wang-mu during their first meal at Grace's house?

3. When was Peter called into being?

4. How does Young Val respond when Miro tries to hug her after they discuss putting Jane's aiua into her body?

5. How does the novel Children of the Mind begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Miro and Young Val's arrival at the Hive and what they encounter in the passages on the way to see the Hive Queen.

3. 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?

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

5. How does Ender's attention affect Val in "Life is a Suicide Mission" and how does she react to it?

6. Who was Novinha's rival, and how is Novinha asked to help this rival?

7. When Ender tries to reconcile with his wife on Lusitania, what pretense does she give for not seeing him and how does he overcome her excuse?

8. 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?

9. What language does Malu speak during his meeting with Wang-mu and Peter and how does this affect the conversation?

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

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