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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 Ender do in the game room in Chapter 5 that shocks everyone?

2. What does Ender learn when he finally passes the Giant’s Drink?

3. How does Ender respond to Stilson’s bullying?

4. What does Stilson tease Ender about?

5. Who do the I.F. men want to talk to at Ender’s house in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Peter’s ambitions in life?

6. Why does Ender say he hurt Stilson so much?

7. What is a monitor?

8. Why doesn’t Graff force Ender to go to Battle School?

9. What does Peter do that shocks Ender?

10. What brings Ender and Alai together in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different creatures described in this book. What are some of these creatures, and how do they differ from one another?

Essay Topic 2

Childhood

a. What does this book change about the normalcy in childhood?

b. How does Ender’s unique childhood affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Ender has a lot of emotional turmoil because of the mind game. What happens in the mind game to cause this, and why is it so important in the book?

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