View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what organization is Dom Cristao associated?

2. What does the Bishop refuse to use in the Dom's presence?

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

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

5. On what topic does Quim question his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the mayor reveal in Chapter 15?

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

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

6. How does Ender anger Miro?

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

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

9. Describe Jane.

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

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

Examine Card's writing style. How would you describe Card's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Card's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Card's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 715 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample