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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 Novinha agree to reveal?

2. What does the Dom want to be allowed to do?

3. What is the name of the Dom's wife?

4. What did Novinha know before she married Marcao?

5. What is Ouanda teaching the piggies to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ender not use Dom Cristao's rightful title?

2. How does Ender respond to Jane's teasing?

3. What happens to Miro when he tries to climb the fence?

4. Why does Ouanda not want Ender to come to the forest to meet the piggies?

5. Why do the piggies want to learn about metal?

6. In what way does Jane's disappearance affect Ender?

7. Why does Jane refuse to talk to Ender?

8. Of what does the doctor say Marcao died?

9. What does Ender realize about Novinha's files in this chapter?

10. What does Ender say at the speaking?

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

Discuss Card's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: "The Speaker of the Dead examines the problems problems that can occur in a monoreligous state." Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

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