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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 is Quara's brother's name?

2. When Peter awakens on the beach in "You Called Me Back from Darkness," how does his persona change?

3. What does Plikt say is the most important thing to remember about Ender, above all else?

4. Who presses the button to start the "godproof computer network"?

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Jane's interaction with the mothertrees?

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. Who is visiting Yasujiro Tsutsumi when Aimaina Hikari arrives, and how does Yasujiro Tsutsumi respond to Hikari's arrival?

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

4. 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?

5. Describe what Peter says that Admiral Lands should include in the report about the Little Doctor and their mission.

6. How did Quara react to Peter giving the Little Doctor back, and why is Peter surprised by her reaction?

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

8. What is on the latest molecular blueprint that Quara receives from the descoladore planet and what does she suggest the implication is?

9. As Jane enters Young Val's body, what happens?

10. Describe Novinha's words to Ender when she releases him.

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

The Hive Queen confesses a little jealousy that Jane knows Human in a way that she never can. Human answers that it is not necessarily bad because they are still able to surprise each other. The Hive Queen answers, "till death ends all surprises." What role do you think the idea that "death ends all surprises" has in the novel? Write an essay exploring the significance of this quote in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

When Peter and Wang-mu arrive on Divine Wind, Wang-mu throws a bee at Peter. Write an essay exploring the significance of this action to character development, showing how Peter and Wang-mu's characters are exposed through this episode and how they change after this episode.

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