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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. How does Ender defeat the Buggers in Chapter 14?

2. How does Graff feel when he hears about the mirror image?

3. How old is Ender when he is made a commander?

4. Why does Ender hate fighting?

5. What nation is preparing for a land war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Locke and Demosthenes begin?

2. Who is Ender’s teacher, and why is this important?

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

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

5. How does Ender act in battle after his fight with Bonzo?

6. What does Ender see in the mirror in the mind game, and how does this affect him?

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

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

9. How does Ender win the war?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The lines between reality and games are blurred in this book. How is this accomplished and what message does this send?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Orson Scott Card have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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