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

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Novinha in "This Has Always Been Your Body"?

3. On Pacifica, Malu announces the god is come and _________ shouts at Jane to get out of Peter.

4. Who give Peter and Wang-mu the tour of the "godproof computer network"?

5. Who says "till death ends all surprises."

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Quara react to Peter giving the Little Doctor back, and why is Peter surprised by her reaction?

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

3. What is Admiral Bobby Lands plan for the detonation of the M.D. Device before Peter and Wang-mu arrive?

4. Describe Jane's exploration of the networks among the Hive Queens.

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

6. As Jane enters Young Val's body, what happens?

7. Describe how Jane transports Peter and Wang-mu aboard the Starways Congress starship and where they land on the ship.

8. What experience does Jane have for the first time in her 3,000 year existence in response to Quara, and what realization does she come to because of this?

9. What false disclosure does Quara make to Wang-mu, and what conclusion does Wang-mu come to about her lies?

10. Who is the Hive Queen in telepathic contact with when she announces that it is time for Jane to attempt to find her way back into the computer network, who gives the message to Jane, and how does Jane respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is much attention given to the reconciliation of Ender and his wife. How is this reconciliation important to the plot and character development in the novel? Write an essay describing the influence and importance of this reconciliation.

Essay Topic 2

When Miro first visits the Hive Queen, she does not want to help them find a way to put Jane's aiua into Val's body. However, she is later convinced. Explore this and other episodes where characters are forced or encouraged to change their mind in the book. What significance do you think changing one's mind plays in character development in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the different characters responses to the message to stop the detonation of the M.D. device. Consider why each character reacts in the way that they do and why there is such a contrast between the responses.

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