Lit Test: Ender's Game

"There were times Ender was very angry. With Bernard anger was inadequate. It was the kind of person he was - a tormentor." (48)

Which word means "not good enough"?

• angry

• tormentor

• inadequate

• Bernard

As Ender walked to the shuttle to go to battle school he noticed..."There were TV cameras going, perched like animals on the shoulders of crouching, prowling men." (28) The author uses a simile here to convey?

• TV crews eat children

• TV crews taught animals cute tricks

• TV crews saw the child as meal ticket to success like an animal hunts prey for dinner

• TV crews saw animals as protection to hide behind

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Colonel Graff says, "that's where you're mistaken. He's even sweeter than he looks. But don't worry. We'll purge that in a hurry." (28) In this quote, the author depicts Colonel Graff as....

• Valuing his objective more than the children

• able to team build

• Graff is a funny guy

• remorseful about the job he has to do

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Manipulation of gravity was one thing; deception by the officers was another, but the most important message was this: the adults are the enemy, not the other armies." (82) What does this excerpt reveal about Ender?

• He looks to adults for wisdom.

• He admires how the adults train him.

• He aspires to be just like Col. Graff.

• He does not trust adults.

"The only reason I'm here is so that a bugger won't shoot out Valentine's eye, won't blast her head open like the soldiers in the videos of the first battles with the buggers." (93) What does the quote reveal about Ender's relationship with Valentine?

• He is angry and wants to blast her.

• They are lovers.

• She gives him a reason to stay at battle school

• He has watched the videos about the buggers too many times..

Ender wins the unwinnable video game by having his avatar mouse kill the giant, what does this reveal about Ender? Select all that apply.

• "Fairness, though a wonderful attribute, has nothing to do with war."(97)

• "I'm a murderer, even when I play." (65)

• "He's even sweeter than he looks" (28)

• "Deception by the officers was another." (82)

What is the meaning of the metaphor, "Bloody hands don't mean a bloody heart."

• Messy Hands, Messy Heart

• A murderer does not always have an evil heart.

• Your heart pumps blood on your hands.

• The devil controls the heart and the hands.

The accidental death of Stilson at Earth school and the accidental death of Bonzo at Battle school are important to the development of the plot because they.....

• prove good guys never win

• show how similar Stilson and Bonzo are

• demonstrate Ender's capabilities and his conflict

• show that Ender needs more training before going to the dark side

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Select all that apply. What major themes are found in Ender's Game?

• Ruthlessness and Compassion

• Friends and Enemies

• Value of Failure

• Humanity

"I'm hurting you to make you a better soldier in every way. To sharpen your wit. To intensify your effort. To keep you off balance, never sure what's going to happen next, so you always have to be ready for anything, ready to improvise, determined to win no matter what. I'm also making you miserable. That's why they brought you to me, Bean. So you could be just like me." (168) What does the quotation reveal about Ender's conflict?

• He is displeased with Bean.

• He is stunned that he is hurting Bean like they hurt him.

• He is uncertain he should train Bean.

• He is angry that the Dragon Army is full of Launchies.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3