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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. Who is starting the altercations between humans and piggies now?

2. Why is it that Jane feels that she should not stop messages from Path?

3. What does Qing-jao spend all her time doing?

4. Who tries to reason with Qing-jao about the gods?

5. Why does Jane believe that Han and Wang-mu can solve the idea of traveling faster than light?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the news Jane has that warrants waking up Wang-mu?

2. When Qing-jao discovers who Demosthenes is, what does she do?

3. What has Han-Fei-tsu discovered?

4. Valentine is called to an emergency meeting. Who called her and what do they want with her?

5. What happens to Qing-jao?

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

7. What do the girls think about this program?

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

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

10. What is the solution to this newfound problem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Quim and Qing-jao are very convinced of their theological beliefs. Explain the differences in the ways they go about practicing their chosen religions. How are they similar? How do they differ? Do you think the names being so close in spelling had any deeper meaning? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Quara argues for the rights of the descolada. Do you agree to this argument? Explain your answer. Can you think of any similar cases in our world where similar things have been argued? Research one argument that has gotten media attention. Do you agree with the people fighting for the rights of that creature? Why or why not?

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