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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 is an essential condition of being accepted into the FPE?

2. What did Vlad leave behind before he left the Earth?

3. Why is Bean in Manila?

4. What does FPE stand for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Virlomi's third visitor, and what does he ask of her?

2. Why does Alai tell Virlomi to wait to start a war, and how does she respond to this advice?

3. What do Peter's parents say when they visit him, and how does Peter react?

4. What does Petra realize after Peter leaves when she returns home?

5. What does Bean tell Graff after he is already on the starship?

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

7. What does Virlomi say is the only thing she really wants from Alai?

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

9. How does Virlomi feel about Ender's Jeesh, and why?

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

How did the science fiction material included in this book shape the plot and affect the characters who are featured in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Dedication was a trait that caused a lot of problems for people in this book. What are some of these instances, and how did the characters in these instances respond to the situations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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