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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 Virlomi end up marrying?

2. What do people who want to see Virlomi at her new house have to take off before getting an audience with her?

3. What kind of housing do Petra's parents live in?

4. What does Petra tell her mother changes people?

5. Who is leading the first army to attack the Indian Army?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Virlomi feel when she is told that she cannot go back to India?

2. What does Peter tell the people about his office as Hegemon?

3. How does Crazy Tom say an army would be able to beat Bean in war?

4. What does Chakepar offer to Virlomi, and how is this offer received?

5. What does Bean do when he realizes he is going into space sooner than expected?

6. What does Alai say in his message to his people?

7. What does Petra's mother say when she hears that Bean is going into space to save his life?

8. What does Graff offer as an alternative to forming a peaceful Earth?

9. What do Petra and Bean learn when they get to the airport to greet their children?

10. Why does Bean say that he does NOT want to see Petra again after he leaves the Earth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did self-image and personal identity affect Peter in his actions and his ability to lead his mission to bring peace to the Earth?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the most evil things Volescu did in this plot, and what were his reasons for these actions?

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