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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 does Bean suggest to Poke that they intimidate?

2. With whom is Captain Dimak speaking in the opening to Chapter 6?

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

4. What does Colonel Graff offer Bean in Chapter 12?

5. Why won't IF accept Achilles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Bean find information about Ender in Chapter 11, and why does Bean want that information?

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

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

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

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

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

Bean’s DNA has been manipulated to make him possibly the smartest person on earth.

Discuss the ways in which Bean’s life has been affected by the genetic work done on him.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Ender’s Shadow. Are these universal symbols that would have the same meaning in any culture? What other symbols could portray the same idea? Why do you think Card chooses the symbols he does?

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