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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 Bean refuse to play the desk game?

2. Why won't IF accept Achilles?

3. What does Bean decide he needs to do after realizing the floor vents are not useful?

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

5. What is said about Achilles' leg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carlotta learn more about Bean?

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

3. What does Carlotta learn about Bean’s growth rate?

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

5. What does Carlotta discover about Bean, and what does she think of her discovery?

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

7. How does Achilles begin to insinuate himself into the group as the leader in Chapter 2?

8. 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?

9. What does Dimak’s superior tell Dimak about Bean, and what is Dimak’s response?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ender’s Shadow belongs to the science fiction genre.

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the science fiction genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a science fiction and a historical novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sister Carlotta seems to be a kind and caring person even though she recruits children for the military.

Discuss the dichotomy between Carlotta recruiting children for a military, which may or may not harm them, and the fact that she also seems to care about the children.

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