View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jane leaves Ender's body where does she go?

2. When Jane begins crying for the first time, what does she tell Miro?

3. What does Admiral Lands consider in the best interest of humanity after he receives the stop command from the Starways Congress?

4. When Jane can touch a human for the first time, who does she put her arms around?

5. Jane notes that it is easier for her to transport Wang-mu when she moves her and Peter back to Lusitania. Why?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jane returns to her now body to begin her existence as Val, what happens to her aiua and to Val's aiua?

2. Aboard Milo's starship, how does Quara act toward everyone and specifically towards Jane?

3. What joke does Malu make regarding Jane's inhabiting of Peter?

4. Who is visiting Yasujiro Tsutsumi when Aimaina Hikari arrives, and how does Yasujiro Tsutsumi respond to Hikari's arrival?

5. Describe what Peter says that Admiral Lands should include in the report about the Little Doctor and their mission.

6. Describe what Jane says after she tells Miro that he reminds her of Ender.

7. Describe the thoughts Plikt has as she contemplates how to speak Ender's death properly alone in her room.

8. What delicate and subtle presence does Jane encounter after exploring the networks of the Hive Queens, and how does the interaction between Jane and this presence play out?

9. Describe how Peter responds to waking on the beach with Wang-mu curled in beside him.

10. What do Peter and Wang-mu see in a very old building at the university on Pacifica and what is the significance of the contents?

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

When Peter and Wang-mu meet Malu, they discuss whether Peter or Val is a more suitable host for Jane. Write an essay exploring the process that went into the choice for Jane's host body. What factors had to be considered? How did the transfer eventually take place?

Essay Topic 3

Quara finds in a molecular blueprint received from the descoladore planet that the descoladores have designed a molecule that would fit into the human's brain receptor node for heroin. Research the effects of heroin and write an essay exploring the significance of this discovery by the descoladores in the context of the novel.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,033 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample