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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. How does Alai plan to leave a message for his people when he leaves?

2. What kind of home does Virlomi build for herself in India?

3. What does Graff say the Jeesh could do if they left the Earth?

4. What does Crazy Tom say an army would need to be able to do to beat Bean at war?

5. What does Virlomi do when she enters the room of the man that she ends up marrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alai say in his message to his people?

3. Why does Alai tell Virlomi to wait to start a war, and how does she respond to this advice?

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

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

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

7. What important question does Petra ask her mother, and what is her mother's response?

8. What does Virlomi do after getting a call from Suri?

9. Why does Peter have few responsibilities at the end of the book?

10. How does Randi feel when Bean is killed, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Peter have such a strong reaction to the compliments from his mother, and how did this encouragement change his actions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did Peter's ambition set him apart from all the other leaders who were better trained and more intelligent? What are some of the good and bad things associated with his ambitious nature?

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