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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 is one of Bean's main disadvantages?

2. Who contacts Dr. Volescu?

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

4. What does Bean let interfere with his strategy in responding to the officer?

5. With whom does Sister Carlotta speak in Sofia, Bulgaria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Dimak do with the new students when they first arrive on the Battle School?

6. How does Carlotta discover where Bean lived before being a member of Poke, and where did Bean live?

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

8. How does Carlotta learn more about Bean?

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

10. What does Poke do with Bean, and what does he suggest to her?

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

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting.

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Orson Scott Card. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Card's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Card's probable agenda concerning that idea.

Essay Topic 3

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Ender’s Shadow, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

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