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

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

3. What false disclosure does Quara make to Wang-mu aboard Miro's craft?

4. Which of the following things can Miro not provide for Jane in their marriage?

5. Hikari tells Yasujiro Tsutsumi that he is upset with all their people since they have forgotten the lesson of history? What is this lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What is on the latest molecular blueprint that Quara receives from the descoladore planet and what does she suggest the implication is?

5. When Yasujiro Tsutsumi asks whether Hikari expects him to bribe the politicians to stop the fleet, how does Hikari respond?

6. Why are Peter and Wang-mu invited to a university on Pacifica and who accompanies them?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the Filhos courtyard, Novinha discovers that Ender has collapsed. What significance does this collapse have? Write an essay exploring Ender's character in terms of physical weakness and strength. How does this physical weakness and strength translate into other facets of his character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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