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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. According to Malu, how was the sun formed?

2. When Ender tries to reconcile with his wife on Lusitania, what excuse does she give for not being able to see him?

3. Who does Wang-mu become aware of standing beside her and holding her hand as Jane dies?

4. Why is Wang-mu aghast when Peter tells her she may step off the ship?

5. What must Peter and Wang-mu promise to do before meeting Malu?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Hive Queen's and Human's discussion about finding a way to help Jane transfer to a body.

2. Describe Malu's entrance for his meeting with Wang-mu and Peter.

3. What does Peter tell Wang-mu to do while they are quarreling aboard the faster-than-light ship, and how does she respond?

4. How does Ender's attention affect Val in "Life is a Suicide Mission" and how does she react to it?

5. Why does Grace's husband laugh when Peter asks if he and Wang-mu can go see Malu and to what does he compare Peter's request?

6. Describe Wang-mu and Peter's initial time settling into their apartment on Divine Wood.

7. Who does Malu think is a better host for Jane's aiua and why?

8. What work have Miro and Young Valentine been engaged in since shortly after working out the logistics of faster than light travel and how quickly are they able to complete this work?

9. How does Old Val compliment Miro to Young Val and why?

10. By what name does Malu refer to Jane and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Peter and Wang-mu arrive on Divine Wind, Wang-mu throws a bee at Peter. Write an essay exploring the significance of this action to character development, showing how Peter and Wang-mu's characters are exposed through this episode and how they change after this episode.

Essay Topic 2

Novinha remarks that Val "spins a pretty story" and Val answers, "all stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe." Write an essay exploring the significance of such a quote in a fictional story. What do you think this quote says about the art of fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring how the themes of benevolence and survival play out against each other in the search for a new home for Jane's aiua throughout the novel.

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