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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. Which two characters are in the forest with the piggies?
2. Which organ does the doctor say is the most common to go first?
3. To what does the third life belong?
4. What does Ender turn off in this chapter?
5. What does Quim urge the Bishop to forgive?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ouanda not want Ender to come to the forest to meet the piggies?
2. How does Ender respond to Jane's teasing?
3. How does Ender convince the doctor to speak to him about Marcao?
4. What does Ender suggest to the Lusitania leaders in Chapter 16?
5. Describe Jane.
6. How does Ender anger Miro?
7. Why do the piggies want to learn about metal?
8. Why does Miru want to bring Ender to the piggies?
9. What does Ender learn about the piggies in Chapter 17?
10. Why does Jane refuse to talk to Ender?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Speaker for the Dead is written in the third person. Why do you think Card chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person?
Essay Topic 2
What significance does Catholicism bring to the novel in general? In what way does the Mind of the Children reflect the Catholic faith? Is Card's portrayal of the Catholic faith positive or negative?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the structure of the novel.
1) How does Card use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
3) Away from the main character, Ender, examine the way Card uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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