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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 recognizes the danger of someone trying to attack Ender?

2. How far in the future is the final battle with the Buggers?

3. How does Major Anderson react to Ender’s strategy in the practice battle?

4. What does Sister Carlotta learn at the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. What strategy does the army practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do members of the Salamander army threaten and what does Bean do when he sees them?

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

3. What does Bean do on the way to Tactical School and what is the team taught at Tactical School?

4. What does Carlotta discover about Bean’s parents, and what do they tell her as to how Bean might have been conceived?

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

6. What weakness does Bean observe about Ender’s strategies?

7. How does the final confrontation between Ender and Bonzo take place and what happens?

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

9. What is the final situation with the Russians, and what happens to the children after the war?

10. Who helps Bean during the argument among the Dragon members, and why does he help Bean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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