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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. Why does Ender want to visit the wives?

2. Which organ does the doctor say is the most common to go first?

3. What does Quim urge the Bishop to forgive?

4. On what topic does Quim question his mother?

5. What does Ela say it is time to reveal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meeting between Dom Cristao and the Bishop.

2. Describe the argument at dinner that takes place in Chapter 14?

3. What does Ender suggest to the Lusitania leaders in Chapter 16?

4. Describe Jane.

5. What does Ender see in the tree in Chapter 17?

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

7. In what way is Ender growing closer to Novinha and her family?

8. What does Ender learn about the piggies in Chapter 17?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Card use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Speaker for the Dead is written in the third person. Why do you think Card chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

What are Ender's sins? Do the students think that Ender has made his sins worse than what they really are? What does Ender have to do before he confesses his sins?

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