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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 advantage do humans have over the Buggers?

2. Why did Graff want Ender to come to Earth?

3. Who is the new leader of the Battle School after Ender leaves?

4. What army is Petra in charge of?

5. What is unique about Ender’s Platoon leaders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were the lines between games and reality blurred?

3. How does Valentine get Ender to agree to go to Command School?

4. What does Ender see in the mirror in the mind game, and how does this affect him?

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

6. Why does Ender hate fighting so much?

7. How does Ender win the war?

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

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

10. How does Ender prove his worth to Rose?

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

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

War

a. How does the theme of war present itself in this book?

b. What are some of the different ideas of war in this book?

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