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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 does Alai say Ender never finishes?

2. Who watches out for the children when they first get to Battle School?

3. What causes Ender to cry at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Stilson tease Ender about?

5. What does Graff say is Ender’s undesirable trait?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter hate Ender?

2. What are Peter’s ambitions in life?

3. How do Petra and Ender become friends?

4. What brings Ender and Alai together in Chapter 6?

5. How does Ender shock everyone in the game room?

6. What does Peter do that shocks Ender?

7. What is a monitor?

8. What does Dap refuse to do which infuriates Bernard?

9. What upsets Ender so much when he gets past the Giant’s Drink?

10. How does Ender deal with the bullying from Bernard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patience was a theme exhibited by a few of the main characters in this book. Who are those characters, and what are some of the best examples of the patience they showed? How did this affect their place in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Ender goes through quite a process to destroy the Buggers. What are the steps he takes, and why is this so important to him?

Essay Topic 3

Reality and Fantasy

a. Where are the lines of Fantasy and Reality blurred in the book?

b. What are some ethical dilemmas raised in this book when the lines between Fantasy and Reality are blurred?

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