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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. While Human and the Hive Queen discuss how to effect Jane's transfer, what news does the Hive Queen receive about Ender?
2. When Ender tries to reconcile with his wife on Lusitania, what excuse does she give for not being able to see him?
3. How does Wang-mu respond after Grace points out Peter and her scam and calls them liars?
4. Who is Rooter?
5. To what character of popular children's literature does Young Val compare herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who does Malu think is a better host for Jane's aiua and why?
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. As the ansibles and entire networks go offline, how is Jane affected and how does she respond?
5. How do Human and the Hive Queen try to capture Jane's aiua, and what conclusion do they come to when they are unsuccessful?
6. Describe Wang-mu and Peter's initial time settling into their apartment on Divine Wood.
7. Describe the Hive Queen's and Human's discussion about finding a way to help Jane transfer to a body.
8. How does Miro convince Young Val to see the Hive Queen at the beginning of "Nobody is Rational"?
9. How does Ender's attention affect Val in "Life is a Suicide Mission" and how does she react to it?
10. Describe the reconciliation between Novinha and Ender in the garden.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Quara falsely claims that her brother Quim, whom everyone idolizes, secretly molested her for many years, making her into the angry person she is today. Write an essay describing the environment around and the reactions to Quara's false disclosure. What does this lie say about her character? Do you think this affects her ability to be a likable character? Why or why not? Why do you think Card made the decision to have Quara lie to Wang-mu about this molestation?
Essay Topic 3
The faster-than-light ship is described early on in the novel in a fair amount of detail. What other modes of transportation are used in the novel? Write an essay comparing and contrasting the various methods of travel in the novel.
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