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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 realizes how the adults keep tab on the students?

2. Who is the top gamer when Bean arrives at the station?

3. Who contacts Dr. Volescu?

4. How does Bean get his name?

5. Where does Captain Dimak take the new students after they eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carlotta consider when she meets Achilles, and what invitation does she extend to Poke’s gang?

2. Who does Helga Braun contact regarding Poke’s gang and what does that person do when she comes to see the gang?

3. How does Bean meet Bonzo? Who is Bonzo?

4. How does Bean end up on Ender’s team, and what does he do that Ender does not know?

5. Why might Graff decide to have Bean lead the next battle against the Buggers?

6. What surprises Dimak about Bean’s thoughts on the war, and what does Bean think about what might happen if the earth should win the war?

7. How does Bean find out about other areas of the Battle School and what happens to him while he is exploring the Battle School?

8. How does Achilles help the younger children of Poke's crew get more to eat?

9. Where does Poke live and how does she meet Bean?

10. What does Carlotta learn from Anton about Bean’s DNA?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bean and Ender seem to come to a good working relationship although they have moments of confrontation.

Discuss Bean and Ender’s relationship. Would you call them friends? How does their relationship differ from what would be students in a normal school? Do you think Ender likes Bean? What about Bean liking Ender? Use examples from Ender’s Shadow to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

When Poke finds Bean on the streets she takes him into her crew. He shows the crew how to work together to get their needs met.

Discuss the ways in which Bean changes the lives of Poke’s crew.

Essay Topic 3

Graff seems to think Bean is different than all the other students at the Battle School. He even questions if Bean is human.

Discuss the differences and similarities between Bean and the other students at the Battle School. Do you think there is any reason to suspect Bean is not human?

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