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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 meets Bean in Manila?

2. What is Tzu trying to help Suri do?

3. What is Fly's last name?

4. Who is leading the first army to attack the Indian Army?

5. Why does Bean know the first battle plans will be poorly planned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bean tell Graff after he is already on the starship?

2. Why does Bean say that he does NOT want to see Petra again after he leaves the Earth?

3. Who does Peter want to write his biography, and why?

4. What does Virlomi do before she is married?

5. What does Chakepar offer to Virlomi, and how is this offer received?

6. What do Peter's parents say when they visit him, and how does Peter react?

7. Who is Virlomi's third visitor, and what does he ask of her?

8. How does Crazy Tom say an army would be able to beat Bean in war?

9. How does Bean say he will be able to handle three children alone on the starship?

10. Why do Rackham and Graff want to establish world peace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the symbol of war change the course of this plot, and which characters were most affected because of the war?

Essay Topic 2

Randi and Virlomi are two characters who exhibited some extreme anger. How did they react to this anger, and how were their lives affected by this extreme anger?

Essay Topic 3

What are some examples of each kind of conflict in Bean's life, and how did he respond to each of these examples? What does this indicate about his character and personality?

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