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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. Where is the Giant’s Drink found?

2. How does Ender feel in Chapter 3 when he explains his fight with Stilson?

3. What causes Ender to cry at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Valentine talk Peter out of in Chapter 2?

5. Who does Ender think will be his first friend at Battle School?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ender’s relationship with his parents like, and why?

2. How does Alai bid farewell to Ender?

3. Why does Ender think he will never be friends with Peter?

4. What does Ender do to Stilson, and why?

5. How does Valentine get Peter to leave Ender alone?

6. How does Peter feel when Graff comes to talk to Ender?

7. Why does Peter hate Ender?

8. What makes Ender decide to go to Battle School?

9. How does Ender become the highest rank soldier in Salamander Army?

10. How do Petra and Ender become friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reality and Fantasy

a. Where are the lines of Fantasy and Reality blurred in the book?

b. What are some ethical dilemmas raised in this book when the lines between Fantasy and Reality are blurred?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Orson Scott Card have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Ender is seen as the only hope for mankind even though he is only a small child. Why is he viewed in this way, and what does he do in response to these expectations?

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