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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. Why does Jane's dying become more bearable with time?

2. How many years has it taken to undo the damage from the destruction of the buggers' home planet?

3. When the ansible is not in communication with the Starways Congress's ansibles, who does it communicate with?

4. Why does Jane regret using force on Quara after shoving her?

5. Why is Quara upset that Peter gave the Little Doctor back?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jane moves the starship for the first time after making her way back onto the computer network, how do Peter and Wang-mu both respond?

2. What do Peter and Wang-mu see in a very old building at the university on Pacifica and what is the significance of the contents?

3. What happens as Jane begins attempting to let go off the ansible lines?

4. Who is concerned that they might be betraying Ender in "Am I Betraying Ender" and why?

5. Describe how Peter responds to waking on the beach with Wang-mu curled in beside him.

6. Describe the thoughts Plikt has as she contemplates how to speak Ender's death properly alone in her room.

7. Why does Miro tell Young Val that she is selfish and how does he feel afterward?

8. What false disclosure does Quara make to Wang-mu, and what conclusion does Wang-mu come to about her lies?

9. Who is the Hive Queen in telepathic contact with when she announces that it is time for Jane to attempt to find her way back into the computer network, who gives the message to Jane, and how does Jane respond?

10. Describe how Jane transports Peter and Wang-mu aboard the Starways Congress starship and where they land on the ship.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about how Plikt serves as Speaker for the Dead to Ender. He has previously performed this role for others. Research Ender's actions as Speaker for the Dead in Orson Scott Card's book of the same name. Then, write a paper comparing and contrasting Plikt and Ender's interpretation and actions in this role.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how the themes of benevolence and survival play out against each other in the search for a new home for Jane's aiua throughout the novel.

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