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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. What is Han-Fei-tsu determined to release?

2. How does Han-Fei-tsu threaten Qing-jao?

3. What does Jane plead with Han to do?

4. Where do Ela and Quara go to after they leave Novinha?

5. For what does Planter become a guinea pig?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Han react to his daughter's dismissal of Wang-mu?

2. What are the effects of the modified descolada virus on the people of Path?

3. What does Valentine think about Olhado and therefore ask of him?

4. What is Grego doing?

5. How does Novinha take Quim's death?

6. What happens to Qing-jao?

7. What does Wang-mu approach Qing-jao about, and what does she find out as a result?

8. What is this new Peter's goal?

9. What is ironic about Han's relationship with his daughter in this chapter?

10. What is the solution to this newfound problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miro and Valentine have an argument about the destruction of Lusitania. Compare and contrast the two points of view and then align yourself with one argument. What makes this argument most compelling to you? Why do you agree with it? If you agree with neither, briefly describe your argument and explain how it differs from the ones mentioned.

Essay Topic 2

How does social structure and morality prevent an ordinary person from creating a bloodthirsty mob? How could the same social structure be turned on its head and turn normal, good people into bloodthirsty murderers? Where do you think this may have happened in the past? How could it be prevented in the future?

Essay Topic 3

Difficult decisions are never easy to make. Which challenge to you seemed most difficult for Ender to solve? Compare and contrast it to your most difficult problem. Can you compare them? If not, contrast them. Which task is actually more formidable?

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