Ender's Game - Chapter 15

How is Chapter 15 different from the other chapters in the novel?

• The characters only speak in blank verse.

• The chapter has no conflict or conflict resolution.

• The title of the chapter is the name of a character.

• There is no conversation among characters about Ender at its start.

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What are Graff's plans now that the war is over?

• University President

• Retirement

• Football commissioner

• Minister of Colonization

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What is Anderson's plan now that the war is over?

• University president

• Football commissioner

• Retirement

• Minister of Colonization

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What are Ender's plans now that the war is over?

• Governor of the First Colony

• Minister of Colonization

• Hegemon

• Pilot of the colony ship

Why can't Ender return to Earth?

• Locke/Peter would finally be able to murder him.

• Locke/Peter could use him as a weapon against Demosthenes.

• Locke/Peter and his allies would use him as a pawn forever.

• Locke/Peter could use him to overthrow the International Fleet and the governments of the world.

Why don't the buggers have books or videos?

• They never developed the ability to hold anything like a pen in their insect-like claws.

• Their telepathy and shared consciousness never required it.

• Their wet homeworld never allowed them to make paper.

• Because they were omniscient, they never needed to write anything down.

For everyone, including Ender, how is life in the colony different from life during the war?

• People have greatly improved technology and superior access to everything they need.

• The colony is a dangerous place, surrounded by predatory animals ready to attack.

• It is exactly the same and people find themselves with limited freedom or ability to make decisions.

• The concern of people returns to daily, common affairs.

Who is Abra?

• A young man who Ender is teaching how to hunt and shoot wild animals.

• A child Ender is training how to fly and pilot helicopters.

• A child who accompanies Ender while scouting potential sites for a new colony.

• It's the artificial intelligence that Ender created to keep him company while he explores the planet.

What does Ender find when he explores the familiar-looking area near the colony?

• A child's doll that looks exactly like him

• A bugger queen's egg behind a mirror

• A little doctor destroying the buggers in a blaze of light

• A spaceship left by the buggers

Why does Ender refer to himself as the Speaker for the Dead?

• He hears the voices of the dead in his head.

• He believes it is his responsibility to speak for those whom he has killed.

• He wants to talk to Bonzo and Stilson, both of whom he killed when he was younger.

• He starts a new religion that encourages everyone to speak up about both the good and bad qualities of the dead.