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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 the first unfair battle Ender is put in in Chapter 11?

2. Who does Ender come to understand when he works with Bean in Chapter 10?

3. What is Mazer’s last name?

4. In Chapter 13, where does Graff pick up Valentine from to go see Ender?

5. What advantage do humans have over the Buggers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Valentine get Ender to agree to go to Command School?

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

4. What does Ender’s relationship with Bean remind Ender of?

5. How does Ender prove his worth to Rose?

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

7. What causes Ender to single out Bean?

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

9. How do Locke and Demosthenes begin?

10. How does Ender feel after the fight with Bonzo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Patience was a theme exhibited by a few of the main characters in this book. Who are those characters, and what are some of the best examples of the patience they showed? How did this affect their place in this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Ender is a third, which sets him apart from the others. What does this mean, and why is this so important in the book?

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