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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 Graff want Valentine to convince Ender to do?

2. Where does Ender say the biggest danger from Bonzo will be?

3. In Chapter 10, how has Ender been feeling just before he is made a Commander?

4. What comforts Ender in his worst times?

5. What does Ender respect most about Mazer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Valentine write to Ender in Chapter 9, and why?

3. How does Ender win the war?

4. How do Locke and Demosthenes begin?

5. What happens in Dragon Army’s first battles?

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

7. Why are the humans fighting the Buggers?

8. How does Dink rebel against the adults, and why?

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

10. How does Ender feel when he gets a letter from Valentine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in this book, and what makes them the true leaders? Is there more than one protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Technology is a very integral theme in the book. Where does this theme come into play, and which characters are most affected by it?

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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