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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 is Bean doing at the opening to Chapter 17?

2. What does Ender do to some of his soldiers in a practice battle in Chapter 18?

3. How many of the battles does the Rabbit army lose under Bean’s leadership?

4. What does Bean find out about Achilles when Bean arrives at his new army in Chapter 18?

5. Who has Anderson replaced in the practice battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the schedule of practices change, and how does the Dragon army win a battle in less than a minute?

2. How does Bean set up Achilles to be submitted to justice?

3. What does Bean do with the Rabbit Army in Chapter 21, and why does he do it?

4. What weakness does Bean observe about Ender’s strategies?

5. Who does the Dragon army fight in Chapter 15 and what is the result of that battle?

6. What could the informtion about Bean's parents that Carlotta learned in Chapter 14 mean to Bean?

7. What do members of the Salamander army threaten and what does Bean do when he sees them?

8. What does Graff tell the team about the war after Ender’s last battle and what do they hear in the Command School?

9. What does Achilles think about doing to Bean in Chapter 17 and why?

10. Where is the Command School located, and what does Bean suspect about the team’s training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character.

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Ender’s Shadow help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Ender’s Shadow? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two.

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Ender’s Shadow is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Sister Carlotta seems to be a kind and caring person even though she recruits children for the military.

Discuss the dichotomy between Carlotta recruiting children for a military, which may or may not harm them, and the fact that she also seems to care about the children.

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