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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. Where does Ela wait for Ender?

2. Why does Jane have nothing to do when Ender switches her off?

3. Which piggy told the piggies about space travel?

4. What does Ender learn about in this chapter?

5. Where does the Dom meet the Bishop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Jane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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