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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. What type of colony was Divine Wood originally?
2. Who does Novinha say "spins a pretty story"?
3. What is the common language on Divine Wood?
4. Who says she is "sick of letting people go"?
5. What does Grace's husband describe as "impure feet tickling the Gods"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Miro convince Young Val to see the Hive Queen at the beginning of "Nobody is Rational"?
2. Describe the conversation between Old Val and Young Val about the nature of Young Val's existence.
3. Describe the Hive Queen's and Human's discussion about finding a way to help Jane transfer to a body.
4. Describe Malu's entrance for his meeting with Wang-mu and Peter.
5. What reason does Ender give Novinha for reconciling with him and how does she refute his argument?
6. What language does Malu speak during his meeting with Wang-mu and Peter and how does this affect the conversation?
7. At the beginning of the novel, what does Jane do while Miro and Young Valentine scout for new habitable planets? What will happen after Jane is finished with her task?
8. What does the Hive Queen suggest about the mission that Jane is sending Miro and Young Val on and how does Miro confront Jane about this issue?
9. Who claims that "life is a suicide mission," and why?
10. How does Old Val compliment Miro to Young Val and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Quara finds in a molecular blueprint received from the descoladore planet that the descoladores have designed a molecule that would fit into the human's brain receptor node for heroin. Research the effects of heroin and write an essay exploring the significance of this discovery by the descoladores in the context of the novel.
Essay Topic 2
When Miro first visits the Hive Queen, she does not want to help them find a way to put Jane's aiua into Val's body. However, she is later convinced. Explore this and other episodes where characters are forced or encouraged to change their mind in the book. What significance do you think changing one's mind plays in character development in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
In the Filhos courtyard, Novinha discovers that Ender has collapsed. What significance does this collapse have? Write an essay exploring Ender's character in terms of physical weakness and strength. How does this physical weakness and strength translate into other facets of his character?
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