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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. Which of the following is not true about Marcao?

2. What do Malu's followers do after Malu leaves his first visit with Peter and Wang-mu?

3. Grace is a philosopher that writes under the name Grace _____.

4. How does Old Val propose that Novinha save Jane?

5. How does the Hive Queen suggest that she and Human help Ender?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Malu think is a better host for Jane's aiua and why?

3. What does Wang-mu first do when she and Peter land on Divine Wood and why?

4. Describe the reconciliation between Novinha and Ender in the garden.

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

6. What reason does Ender give Novinha for reconciling with him and how does she refute his argument?

7. What role does Wang-mu adopt when visiting Aimaina Hikari and why?

8. How do Human and the Hive Queen try to capture Jane's aiua, and what conclusion do they come to when they are unsuccessful?

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

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

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 "Am I Betraying Ender," Jane and Miro question whether they are betraying Ender in their happiness. Write an essay exploring how the theme of betrayal or suspected betrayal comes into play in this and other scenes in the novel.

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