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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. During Ender and Novinha's conversation in the garden, Novinha says that she loves and misses Ender ____ than she ever did Libo.

3. How does Wang-mu respond after Grace points out Peter and her scam and calls them liars?

4. What was the original catalyst for Ender and Novinha's separation?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Peter and Wang-mu not have to learn a new language on Divine Wood and what language is spoken?

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

3. What does Peter tell Wang-mu to do while they are quarreling aboard the faster-than-light ship, and how does she respond?

4. As the ansibles and entire networks go offline, how is Jane affected and how does she respond?

5. By what name does Malu refer to Jane and why?

6. 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?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novinha remarks that Val "spins a pretty story" and Val answers, "all stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe." Write an essay exploring the significance of such a quote in a fictional story. What do you think this quote says about the art of fiction?

Essay Topic 2

There is much attention given in the novel to the settling in of Wang-mu and Peter to their new place on Divine Wood. Write an essay exploring the importance of this "settling in" in a novel where a premium is placed on travel.

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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