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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. Who does Peter compare himself to when talking about his ambition?

2. What happens when Petra offends Alai?

3. What does Peter NOT do when he has a good plan of his own?

4. Who is Bean supposed to help while he remains on the Earth?

5. What does Petra name her first baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bean respond to Rackham's offer to him, and why?

2. What are Graff's motives in helping Ender and Bean?

3. Why is Han Tzu hesitant about going to the Ministry of Defense?

4. What does Rackham say Petra tested really well in, and who does he compare her to?

5. What happens when Tzu meets Rackham in China?

6. What does Vlad think about countries with Ender's Jeesh in them?

7. What does Bean say about the position and responsibility that Peter has been given on the Earth?

8. How does Petra offend Alai, and what happens after this?

9. Why is Petra angry with Peter?

10. Why is Bean NOT expected to live more than 20 years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the mysterious nature of this plot affect the progression, and which characters were most influential in maintaining this veil of mystery that was present in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Bean and Peter are similar in many ways, and yet they have some important differences. Using citations from the book, compare and contrast these two important characters from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Peter have such a strong reaction to the compliments from his mother, and how did this encouragement change his actions?

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