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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. In Chapter 4, how is Bernard injured when Ender stops the bullying?

2. What does Alai want Ender to fix on his computer in Chapter 7?

3. How do Enders’s parents feel about him?

4. Why won’t Ender be friends with Peter?

5. Why is Ender drugged at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alai bid farewell to Ender?

2. What does Dap refuse to do which infuriates Bernard?

3. How does Ender become the highest rank soldier in Salamander Army?

4. What does Peter do that shocks Ender?

5. How does each chapter in this book begin?

6. Why does Ender say he hurt Stilson so much?

7. What bothers General Levy about Battle School?

8. How does Peter feel when Graff comes to talk to Ender?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ender is seen as the only hope for mankind even though he is only a small child. Why is he viewed in this way, and what does he do in response to these expectations?

Essay Topic 3

The passage of time becomes relative in this book. Why is this, and how does this affect the tone of the book?

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