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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Qing-jao dismisses Wang-mu, but Han-Fei-tsu keeps her on as his servant. Why?
(a) He wants to get back at his daughter
(b) He has laundry that needs doing
(c) He values her intelligence
(d) He thinks she is pretty

2. What resolution was made to this problem?
(a) Ender goes as a peacemaker to path
(b) Qing-jao must be destroyed
(c) Quim would leave and try to dissuade the leader of the piggies from transporting the descolada
(d) Novinha is given an injection to slow the rate of infection

3. What does the virus prevent?
(a) The development of mould
(b) The ability of the skin to retain moisture
(c) Genetic mutation and, therefore, evolution
(d) The emulsifying agents in soap

4. Who is starting the altercations between humans and piggies now?
(a) Grego
(b) Ender
(c) Miro
(d) Novinha

5. What is likely to happen to little Val?
(a) She is to remain living with Ender
(b) She is to be remerged with Old Val
(c) She is to be sent off to look for colonies for piggies and buggers
(d) She is to be killed, humanely

6. What do most of Novinha's children and Ender do in response to the violence?
(a) They incite more violence against the piggies
(b) They return home to be with Novinha, having had enough 'diplomacy' for one day
(c) They arrest and detain Grego and his mob
(d) They select and set up another Mothertree for the little orphaned piggies

7. Why is it that Jane feels that she should not stop messages from Path?
(a) It is in Janes' best interest to not hinder the messages
(b) Congress might kill Qing-Jao's father
(c) Congress might believe a revolution is occurring and blow up the planet
(d) Congress might sanction the planet

8. What does Jane plead with Han to do?
(a) "Look in your soul and find forgiveness"
(b) "Look at your feet" for the wisdom is there
(c) "Look in your heart and find compassion"
(d) "Look in the matrix" for the fine piece of jade there

9. What is Han-Fei-tsu determined to release?
(a) The hoards of people come to pay him homage
(b) The reconstructed virus to cure the Godspoken of the OCD
(c) The wrath of God
(d) A plague

10. What does Ela figure out from Qing-jao's comments?
(a) That Gloriously Bright is Notoriously Dull
(b) That the people on Path are brainwashed
(c) That Qing-jao is awfully full of herself
(d) That the descolada must be the genetic regulation

11. Why is Novinha mad at Ender?
(a) He was talking to Jane
(b) She blames him for Quim's death
(c) He wants to help the piggies
(d) She heard he helped set up the mothertree

12. Why does Novinha refuse to speak to Ender after the meeting?
(a) He didn't give her enough attention the night before
(b) She doesn't want him to leave to Path
(c) She is delirious with fever
(d) She believes he could have stopped Quim and didn't

13. Qing-jao believes the silence of the gods is a _________________.
(a) Sign of the gods displeasure
(b) Test
(c) Sign of her favor
(d) Punishment

14. What is the good news Quara has for the Godspoken of Path?
(a) That she can neutralize the OCD and not their intelligence
(b) That she is coming down to be their god
(c) That she is sending the descolada ridden piggies there
(d) That Congress is about to be brought to its knees

15. Where is the emergency meeting held?
(a) On Lusitania in Mayor Kuvano's office
(b) On Path in Qing-jao's garden
(c) In Texas, in Peter's office
(d) On Erros in Jane's mainframe

Short Answer Questions

1. What may be Olhado's asset to working on the problem of faster-than-light travel?

2. What is the most likely explanation for the descolada?

3. What does Qing-Jao tell Congress?

4. The revolution on Path was _______________.

5. What are two things that Han does in this chapter that he would never do normally?

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