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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 does Warmaker do to Quim?

2. What does she find when she gets up to investigate?

3. What does the bishop do to Miro?

4. For what does Planter become a guinea pig?

5. What does the virus prevent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What troubles Ender about his children?

2. How does Novinha take Quim's death?

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

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

5. What has Han-Fei-tsu discovered?

6. What is Grego doing?

7. What occurred when the test run was initiated for the faster-than-light speed travel?

8. Why is Novinha so upset with her husband, Ender?

9. What happens to Qing-jao?

10. What does Qing-jao do when Jane reveals herself as Han's namesake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Quim and Warmaker have a theology battle while Quim is subjected to the descolada virus. Name two points you found interesting in Quims' argument. Name two points you found interesting in Warmaker's argument. Do you think that Warmaker's actions were justified? Do you think it was worth breaking the treaty? Who do you believe put forth the better fight? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Ender creates copies of his brother and his sister, but also of Miro while the theory of faster than light speed is being tested. Why do you think that this happens? What does this say about Ender? What do Ender's conjurations of his sister and brother reflect about the way he thinks about them?

Essay Topic 3

This novel suggests that the most individually fulfilled people are those who both engage in significant work, but also those who choose to nurture relationships with others rather than with their work. Do you agree with this statement? What do you think it the ideal balance, or is society today evenly balanced? Why and how? Is there anyone in your life that falls into either extreme, ie a workaholic or dedicated housewife? Report on what keeps them going on a hard day.

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