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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 is the Hive Queen jealous of Jane?

2. When Peter regains consciousness after Ender is transferred into his body, what does he do?

3. What happens when Jane first leaps into Young Val's body?

4. Who give Peter and Wang-mu the tour of the "godproof computer network"?

5. What happens to Ender's bodies as Ender's and Jane's aiuas wrangle for control?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jane's exploration of the networks among the Hive Queens.

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Jane returns to her now body to begin her existence as Val, what happens to her aiua and to Val's aiua?

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

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

10. Aboard Milo's starship, how does Quara act toward everyone and specifically towards Jane?

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

At Hikari's place, Peter, Wang-mu, and Hikari undergo an act of wrangling to show who has the most humility. Which of the characters do you think wins this competition in this chapter? And which do you think has the most humility in the novel? Write an essay exploring your answers to these questions and how they are similar or different.

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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