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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 Julian's life span expected to be limited?

2. Who does Alai look to for help to get out of Damascus?

3. Who reprimands Peter about the Battle School?

4. Why does Bean want to find a cure for his condition?

5. What is Felix's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Virlomi do to prove the atrocities being committed by Muslims?

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

3. What does Alai tell Peter about Muslims, and what is Peter's response to this?

4. Who does Bean try to contact when he cannot locate his embryos, and why?

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

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

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

8. What does Randi say is the hardest thing to do before she disappears?

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

10. What does Bean say must be done for people to see that they do not want war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the literary tool of symbolism affect this plot, and what were some of the most important symbols?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the most important motivating factor in this book, and why? Please substantiate your ideas with citations from the text.

Essay Topic 3

How did Petra and Bean's relationship change over the course of this book, and what were the major causes of these changes?

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