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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 type of relationship do the Hive Queen and Jane settle into after Jane is in Val's body?

2. Which of the following is not a way that Plikt realizes Ender will be remembered.

3. What quality does Jane possess that makes her more than human after she enters Val's body?

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 Miro think that Quara is as contrary as she is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

10. When Yasujiro Tsutsumi asks whether Hikari expects him to bribe the politicians to stop the fleet, how does Hikari respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

When Peter and Wang-mu meet Malu, they discuss whether Peter or Val is a more suitable host for Jane. Write an essay exploring the process that went into the choice for Jane's host body. What factors had to be considered? How did the transfer eventually take place?

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