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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 causes Ender to cry at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the group of boys in the same launch called?

3. Why does Graff say the kids at Battle School don’t act like normal kids?

4. Where does Peter first hurt Ender?

5. What does Graff want to do with Ender when he gets to Battle School?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Petra and Ender become friends?

2. What are Peter’s ambitions in life?

3. What is the Giant’s Drink?

4. How does each chapter in this book begin?

5. What makes Ender decide to go to Battle School?

6. What upsets Ender so much when he gets past the Giant’s Drink?

7. Why does Ender think he will never be friends with Peter?

8. What does Ender do to Stilson, and why?

9. What is the game room for?

10. How does Alai bid farewell to Ender?

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

Ender goes from hating to liking Graff. What causes this change in his opinion, and what is Graff’s response to this change?

Essay Topic 3

The importance and influence of family relations is a very strong theme present in this book. What are some of the instances of this theme, and which characters were most affected by the presence of this theme?

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