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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 is Ela jealous?

2. Why does Ender want to visit the wives?

3. Who does Jane say is the father of Novinha's children?

4. What kind of game are Ender and Olhado playing?

5. What does the doctor say is the last organ to go in Marcao's body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the mayor reveal in Chapter 15?

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

5. How does Ender convince the doctor to speak to him about Marcao?

6. What is Ela's theory on the plant life in Lusitania?

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

8. Describe Jane.

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

10. Why does Miru want to bring Ender to the piggies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motives? Why? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Does his/her goals clash with other characters?How do the character's goals and motives affect his/her interaction with each other?

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