Ender's Game Comprehension Check

The point of view of the passage, Ender's Game, is ____________. 

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient 

That Peter is “beautiful... [with] a face that could have belonged to Alexander the Great” (lines 1-4) is ironic because

• Ender is more handsome than his brother
• Peter’s parents do not recognize his physical attractiveness
• Peter does not really care about his outward appearance
• Peter’s inner cruelty contradicts his outward attractiveness

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the sentence in lines 4-6 (“Ender looked to Peter…led to pain”), the appositive phrase serves to

• (A.) provide a transition
• B.) explain why Peter is angry
• show a cause/effect relationship
• establish an ironic tone

Which of the following literary devices is evident in the words “It closed him in like a hand pressed tight against his face” (lines 25-26)?

• simile
• allusion
• hyperbole
• metaphor 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Ender’s thoughts in lines 28-30 (“They don’t wear this face…and play?”) suggest which of the following possible themes in the excerpt?

• What is considered evil in one culture may not be in another
• Physical appearance does not determine whether someone is good or evil
• It is easy for leaders to abuse their power by intimidating others
• With the proper mask, anyone can be frightening to others

Valentine’s claim “We scored as well as you did on everything. Better on some things.” (lines 92-94) contains a sentence fragment. Which of the following answers is correctly punctuated using standard grammar rules?
I. We scored as well as you did on everything; better on some things.
II. We scored as well as you did on everything. We scored better on some things.
III. We scored as well as you did on everything, and better on some things.

• I only
• II only
• II and III only
• I and III only

The detail in line 68 (“The pressure let up a little”) suggests that Peter is

• respectful of his sister
• unafraid of any consequences
• fearful of what Ender might do
• responsive to Valentine’s logic

Tags

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

Peter’s coarse language “‘Keep your fat face out of it, fart mouth’” (line 19) and “‘Don’t give me that kind of crap’” (line 83) contributes to all of the following effects EXCEPT

• adding realistic detail to the dialogue
• contrasting Peter with the other two characters
• contrasting the children’s language to that of the parents
• emphasizing the crudeness of Peter’s character

Ender MOST PROBABLY agrees to play the game with Peter to

• protect himself
• protect Valentine
• pacify his parents
• impress his parents

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3