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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ender hate fighting?
(a) It hurts him.
(b) He loses control.
(c) It makes him like Peter.
(d) He comes to love the enemy.

2. What does Ender respect most about Mazer?
(a) His skill with a weapon.
(b) His good nature.
(c) His brilliant mind.
(d) His physical strength.

3. Who is the only commander to treat Ender well when he becomes a commander?
(a) Bonzo.
(b) Petra.
(c) Dink.
(d) Carn.

4. What advantage do humans have over the Buggers?
(a) Humans are smaller.
(b) Humans have bigger weapons.
(c) Humans have their own mind.
(d) Humans outnumber Buggers.

5. How does Ender protect himself against Bonzo in Chapter 12?
(a) He reports the danger.
(b) He eats in his room.
(c) He keeps an escort with him.
(d) He wears armor.

6. In Chapter 10, how has Ender been feeling just before he is made a Commander?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Bored.

7. Who created the Locke Proposal?
(a) Peter.
(b) Petra.
(c) Valentine.
(d) Ender.

8. Why does Graff think the Buggers attacked them?
(a) They wanted to squelch a violent race.
(b) They were attacked by humans.
(c) They didn’t think humans were intelligent.
(d) They wanted humans' resources.

9. What is unique about Ender’s Platoon leaders?
(a) They train on their own.
(b) They are bold.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) They can work individually.

10. How does Mazer introduce himself to Ender?
(a) He enters the simulator.
(b) He embraces Ender.
(c) He attacks Ender.
(d) He eats with Ender.

11. How is Ender tricked into winning a war in Chapter 14?
(a) His strategies are given to the commanders.
(b) He thinks he is in the simulator.
(c) He has all his friends with him.
(d) He is in the mind game.

12. In Chapter 14, how long of a break did Ender have before Command school?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

13. Why is Ender’s training being accelerated in Chapter 11?
(a) He is getting cocky.
(b) He is getting lazy.
(c) The government is watching him.
(d) The war is coming.

14. What does Anderson apologize to Graff for in Chapter 10?
(a) Going against his orders.
(b) Doubting his techniques.
(c) Doubting his techniques.
(d) Holding back his promotion.

15. What worries Ender so much about Bonzo?
(a) He is a lot like Peter.
(b) He has good reason for his anger.
(c) He is a wild card.
(d) He truly wants to hurt Ender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Army is Ender’s first battle against?

2. What Army is Ender made Commander of?

3. Who does Ender come to understand when he works with Bean in Chapter 10?

4. Why is Ender so angry when he reads the letter from Valentine in Chapter 9?

5. What does Ender want in his relationship with Peter?

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