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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 other name do the colonists use to refer to the piggies?

2. What is the youngest child trying to take apart?

3. What does the Ansible connect?

4. What stranger does Novinha find at her house?

5. Who else encourages Ender to travel to Lusitania?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Ender go to Lusitania?

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

7. Why is the prologue important?

8. Why is Novinha afraid in Chapter 8?

9. How was present day Lusitania formed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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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