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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. On what does Olhado perform a search?

2. With whom do the Dom and the Bishop discuss Ender?

3. Jane turns Ender off because _______________.

4. Of what does the Dom and Dona's relationship remind Ender?

5. Where does Ela wait for Ender?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ender anger Miro?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jane refuse to talk to Ender?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Novinha's children.

1) Why are Novinha's children so misbehaved? What do they lack in their life?

2) Why do the children react to positively to Ender?

3) Why does Grego see his father in a different light to the others?

Essay Topic 2

Speaker for the Dead is part of the science fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the science fiction genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did Speaker for the Dead help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Speaker for the Dead?

Essay Topic 3

Speaker for the Dead is a famous book which has greatly influenced the science fiction genre. Choose a science fiction book written after Speaker for the Dead that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

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