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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 does Graff ask Bean about as far as Bean’s knowledge?

2. What is the name of the weapon used to end the war?

3. How many are on the team which will fight the final battle?

4. What does Bean suspect about the practice the team does?

5. Who was produced by the first implanted eggs the Delphikis created?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ender defeat the Buggers?

2. Where is the Command School located, and what does Bean suspect about the team’s training?

3. Who does the Dragon army fight in Chapter 15 and what is the result of that battle?

4. What does Graff tell the team about the war after Ender’s last battle and what do they hear in the Command School?

5. What does Ender do with his team in the battle room in Chapter 13, and why is Bean at a disadvantage?

6. How does the schedule of practices change, and how does the Dragon army win a battle in less than a minute?

7. What does Bean do with his toon at the beginning of Chapter 17 and what does Bean ask Graff?

8. What is an ansible and how is it used?

9. Why do Ender and Bean have a confrontation in Chapter 13?

10. Why are Ender and Bean taken out of the Dragon Army?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Although the battle is a victory for earth, the entire fleet is killed to achieve it.

Do you think Ender sacrificing the entire fleet was the right choice? Do you think if Bean had been the leader he would have been able to do the same as Ender? Why or why not?

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