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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 does Olhado give Plower?

2. Who says "the god has moved her starship!" after Jane moves Miro's ship?

3. What happens when Peter tries to disarm Admiral Lands of his pistol?

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

5. On what planet are Peter and Wang-mu invited to witness the restart of the "godproof computer network"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Peter and Wang-mu invited to a university on Pacifica and who accompanies them?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. What is Admiral Bobby Lands plan for the detonation of the M.D. Device before Peter and Wang-mu arrive?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

At one point, Malu makes a joke, saying he cannot determine whether the fact that Jane inhabited Peter makes him holy or the fact that she left him makes Peter unholy. Write an essay arguing one side of Malu's point, providing clear evidence and examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay examining how the argument that "the ends justify the means" comes into play in the novel regarding the transfer of Jane's aiua into another human's body.

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