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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 does Bean know the first battle plans will be poorly planned?

2. Who tells Petra that her babies are being taken?

3. Who does Alai contact when he wants to leave the Earth?

4. Why does Alai say she has won all the battles she has fought?

5. When was the office, Hegemon, instituted?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Randi feel when Bean is killed, and why?

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

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

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

5. How does Bean say he will be able to handle three children alone on the starship?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Graff's plan to bring peace to the Earth? Choose some of the members of the Ender's Jeesh and write about how this plan affected their actions in the plot.

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

Courage and Fear are two very important themes that overlap in this book many times. What are some examples of this, and how do these examples affect the progression of the plot?

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