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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 is the first person to accept Graff's offer?

2. What did Vlad leave behind before he left the Earth?

3. When does Alai plan to leave the Earth?

4. What does Petra tell her mother changes people?

5. Why is Petra unable to read the letter from Bean when she returns home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Peter tell the people about his office as Hegemon?

3. What does Virlomi say is the only thing she really wants from Alai?

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

5. What do Petra and Bean learn when they get to the airport to greet their children?

6. Why was Peter denied entrance to Battle School?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the literary tool of symbolism affect this plot, and what were some of the most important symbols?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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