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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 does Peter tell Allai he is fighting for when they first speak?

2. What is Peter's last name?

3. Who is the leader of the Hegemony?

4. Where is Bean sent as a military leader?

5. What is Ender's stolen pension being used for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose embryo is Randi impregnated with?

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

3. What does Graff do to help Ender and Bean?

4. Who is taking Ender's pension, and what is it being used for?

5. What does Ivan warn Alai about after Virlomi proves the Muslim atrocities?

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

7. Why is Petra angry with Peter?

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

9. How does Bean plan to find his babies once they are born?

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

What are some of the key examples of manipulation from this book, and how would the plot have been different had these betrayals not occurred?

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

Violence is something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters feel justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how does their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who are in contact with them?

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