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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. Why does Sister Carlotta need what she gets from Colonel Graff?

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

3. What does Bean realize about the floor vents in the ventilation system?

4. Where does Dr. Volescu claim he got genetic material?

5. What does Bean observe after leaving the conference between Graff and Dimak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bean’s first encounter with a Battle School officer?

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

3. What are the first two things that Bean sees while using the ventilation system?

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

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

6. What does Bean learn when he enters the ventilation system again and what does he decide to do?

7. What does Bean do with the school records of other students in Chapter 11?

8. How does Bean discover that Achilles is a murderer?

9. How does Carlotta begin to investigate Bean’s origins and what does she think it might be?

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

Characters are an important part of what makes Ender’s Shadow interesting.

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Bean. What are his strengths and weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Ender.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels.

Compare/contrast the characters of Bean and Ender. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Achilles and Nikolai. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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