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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. The descoladores have designed a molecule that would fit into the human brain's receptor node for _____.
2. What is Olhado doing in the forest when he is beckoned by a piggy?
3. Who 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?
4. What does Admiral Lands consider in the best interest of humanity after he receives the stop command from the Starways Congress?
5. Why does Jane say it is good Miro is not completely like Ender?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Quara react to Peter giving the Little Doctor back, and why is Peter surprised by her reaction?
2. What delicate and subtle presence does Jane encounter after exploring the networks of the Hive Queens, and how does the interaction between Jane and this presence play out?
3. 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?
4. Why does Miro tell Young Val that she is selfish and how does he feel afterward?
5. Who is concerned that they might be betraying Ender in "Am I Betraying Ender" and why?
6. When Jane returns to her now body to begin her existence as Val, what happens to her aiua and to Val's aiua?
7. Describe Novinha's words to Ender when she releases him.
8. 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?
9. Who is visiting Yasujiro Tsutsumi when Aimaina Hikari arrives, and how does Yasujiro Tsutsumi respond to Hikari's arrival?
10. Describe how Peter responds to waking on the beach with Wang-mu curled in beside him.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring the different characters responses to the message to stop the detonation of the M.D. device. Consider why each character reacts in the way that they do and why there is such a contrast between the responses.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
There are many examples of forgiveness in the novel. For example, early in the novel, Novinha forgives Ender for the death of her son, Quim. Write an essay exploring the many acts of forgiveness in the novel and explaining how forgiveness serves as an underlying theme.
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