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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. Where does Novinha follow Ender?

2. In what room does Novinha try to find peace?

3. Who insists that Ender should let Grego go?

4. What is the name of the disease affecting the planet?

5. How is Marcao connected to Novinha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jane want Ender to go to Lusitania?

2. What is the headmistress worried about in the first chapter?

3. Why is it important that the author introduces the alien race in the prologue?

4. How does Jane persuade Ender to go to Lusitania?

5. Why does Ela not hear the Bishop's warning in Chapter 6?

6. How has the situation changed when Ender arrives in Lusitania?

7. How does Ender learn about Pipo's death?

8. How do the authorities deal with Pipo's death?

9. Describe Pipo's work as an xenologer.

10. Why does the student talk to Ender in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Novinha's children.

1) Why are Novinha's children so misbehaved? What do they lack in their life?

2) Why do the children react to positively to Ender?

3) Why does Grego see his father in a different light to the others?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Ender and Novinha.

1) In what way are their morals different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Card's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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