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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ender at the beginning of the book?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

2. How do Enders’s parents feel about him?
(a) Forgotten.
(b) Angry.
(c) Loving.
(d) Awkward.

3. Who befriends Ender in Salamander Army?
(a) Petra.
(b) Bonzo.
(c) Bean.
(d) Petra.

4. Who does Ender think will be his first friend at Battle School?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Graff.
(c) Alai.
(d) Petra.

5. What allows Ender to be friends with some of his launch group in Chapter 5?
(a) Offering protection.
(b) Breaking Bernard’s leadership.
(c) Holding a study session.
(d) Winning a game.

6. What religion was Ender’s mother?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Episcopal.

7. What do the guns in the battle room do?
(a) Cause black markets.
(b) Freeze the suits.
(c) Shock.
(d) Incapacitate others.

8. Why does Bernard pick on Shen?
(a) He is a threat.
(b) He is smart.
(c) He is Ender's friend.
(d) He is small.

9. How many children are in Ender’s launch group?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

10. What does Ender say will have a different meaning in space?
(a) Morality.
(b) Gravity.
(c) Sensitivity.
(d) Humility.

11. What does Valentine comfort Ender about when he comes home in Chapter 2?
(a) His monitor.
(b) His injury.
(c) His grades.
(d) His fights.

12. How does Alai bid farewell to Ender in Chapter 7?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He embraces him.
(c) He whispers “Salaam” to him.
(d) He kisses him on the cheek.

13. How does Ender block out the pain of his isolation?
(a) He thinks of Valentine.
(b) He counts in his head.
(c) He trains harder.
(d) He visits the no gravity room.

14. Why does Graff want Ender to be isolated?
(a) So he will get rid of his nice side.
(b) So he never seeks help from others.
(c) So he can lead effectively.
(d) So he isn't distracted.

15. What does Ender imagine being behind the door in the mind game?
(a) The end of the games.
(b) His home.
(c) Death.
(d) The beginning of the game.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ender handle Bernard’s bullying in Chapter 5?

2. How does Ender feel at school at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Ender get past the Giant’s Drink?

4. How much older than Ender is Peter?

5. What does Graff say is Ender’s undesirable trait?

(see the answer keys)

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