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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. Why does Ender pick on Bean?

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

3. What worries Ender so much about Bonzo?

4. How does Ender feel when he goes back to Earth?

5. What does Ender respect most about Mazer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ender’s relationship with Bean remind Ender of?

2. Who is Ender’s teacher, and why is this important?

3. Why is Ender placed in unfair battles in Chapter 11?

4. What is the first unfair battle Ender is placed in?

5. What is Dragon Army like when Ender is placed as the Commander?

6. What does Ender do to protect himself against Bonzo?

7. What does Ender learn on his way to Command School?

8. How do Locke and Demosthenes begin?

9. Why does Valentine agree to help Peter with his propaganda?

10. How does Ender feel after the fight with Bonzo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The passage of time becomes relative in this book. Why is this, and how does this affect the tone of the book?

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