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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 Ender have implanted in his ear?

2. Who has called for a speaker for the dead?

3. Who does Ender visit?

4. What does Olhado use to prove that Marcao is cruel?

5. What do the colonists call the alien race?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the authorities deal with Pipo's death?

2. Why is it difficult for Ender to leave Valentine behind?

3. Describe Pipo's work as an xenologer.

4. Why does Ender go to Lusitania?

5. Why do humans dislike Ender?

6. Describe the Mind of the Children.

7. Why does Ela not hear the Bishop's warning in Chapter 6?

8. How was present day Lusitania formed?

9. How does Ender learn about Pipo's death?

10. What happens to Rooted in the first chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What loss has Novinha experienced and how has it affected her? Why has losing Pipo and Libo had such a profound affect on Novinha? How can she recover from such tragedy?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the fence that divides the two races.

1) What purpose does the fence serve? Who does the fence benefit?

2) What problems could the fence cause the planet in the future?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Card's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as the Bishop and discuss how much you know about his background. In what ways does Card provide the reader with information about that character?

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