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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 Ela want to reveal about her father?

2. Why must Ender leave Valentine at home?

3. How many children does Valentine have while Ender is away?

4. What do Libo and Novinha have to write?

5. What is Anderw Wiggin's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was present day Lusitania formed?

2. Why can Ender no longer travel with Valentine?

3. How does Jane persuade Ender to go to Lusitania?

4. Why can Novinha not marry Libo?

5. In what way is Marcao cruel to his family?

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

7. Describe Pipo's work as an xenologer.

8. Why does no one know that Andrew Wiggin is really Ender?

9. How has the situation changed when Ender arrives in Lusitania?

10. Why is the prologue important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Card's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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

What significance does Catholicism bring to the novel in general? In what way does the Mind of the Children reflect the Catholic faith? Is Card's portrayal of the Catholic faith positive or negative?

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