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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 is Radaghaste's last name?

2. When will the office of Hegemon be revoked?

3. What is Tzu trying to help Suri do?

4. How long after the battle does it take for Russia to join the FPE?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Graff offer as an alternative to forming a peaceful Earth?

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

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

5. What does Petra realize after Peter leaves when she returns home?

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

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

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

9. How does Virlomi feel about Ender's Jeesh, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence is something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters feel justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how does their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who are in contact with them?

Essay Topic 2

Courage and Fear are two very important themes that overlap in this book many times. What are some examples of this, and how do these examples affect the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Bean and Peter are similar in many ways, and yet they have some important differences. Using citations from the book, compare and contrast these two important characters from the book.

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