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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 isn’t Ender’s platoon leader a commander?

2. What nation is preparing for a land war?

3. Which Army is Ender’s first battle against?

4. How is Ender tricked into winning a war in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What causes Ender to single out Bean?

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

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

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

8. What does Ender do when Rose commands him to stop training his Launchies?

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

10. What causes Bonzo to really hate Ender?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Valentine and Peter become Locke and Demosthenes. Why do they do this, and how is the plot altered because of this?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Fear and Courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

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