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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 else encourages Ender to travel to Lusitania?

2. How long is Ender's flight?

3. What is Jane?

4. What does Novinha do with her files when she discovers she cannot destroy them?

5. How old is Ender?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ender deal with Grego's violence?

2. Describe the Mind of the Children.

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

4. How was present day Lusitania formed?

5. Why does Jane want Ender to go to Lusitania?

6. Why can Novinha not marry Libo?

7. What is the headmistress worried about in the first chapter?

8. Why does Ender go to Lusitania?

9. Why is the prologue important?

10. Why does the hive queen want Ender to go to Lusitania?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Card use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character, Ender, examine the way Card uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why have the Catholics colonized Lusitania if they have no intention of spreading their religion? From what past mistakes have the Catholics learned? What benefits are there from observing the piggies rather than influencing them? Could just observing the piggies cause any problems in the long run?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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