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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 organization does Sister Carlotta represent?

2. What does Sister Carlotta discover Bean can do that the other members of his crew cannot?

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

4. What is a launchy?

5. What does sister Carlotta obtain from Colonel Graff?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Colonel Graff do when he reads Bean’s diary entry about Achilles?

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

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

5. 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?

6. Who does Bean tell about Achilles being a murderer, and what is Carlotta’s final decision concerning Bean and Achilles?

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

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

9. How does Bean find out about the ventilating system and for what does he decide to use it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Buggers and humans live in very different societies.

Discuss the differences between Bugger and human societies including the advantages and disadvantages of both societies.

Essay Topic 2

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character.

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Ender’s Shadow help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Ender’s Shadow? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Graff seems to think Bean is different than all the other students at the Battle School. He even questions if Bean is human.

Discuss the differences and similarities between Bean and the other students at the Battle School. Do you think there is any reason to suspect Bean is not human?

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