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WorksheetsLit Test: Ender's Game
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
"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
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
"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
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.
"Ender didn't wave when Valentine walked down the hill toward him, didn't smile when she stepped onto the floating boat slip. But she knew that he was glad to see her, knew it because of the way his eyes never left her face." (234) What does this quote reveal about Ender's relationship with Valentine?
He is happy she still has a pretty face.
He does not trust her.
He is supporting her open-mindedness.
He is confused why she is there.
Which sentence best describes Col. Graff's opinion of Ender?
"Ender was thorough. He didn't just beat him, he beat him deep." (9)
"By the time this war happens, they'll be too much, even for a genius. Too many little boats. H has to work smoothly with his subordinates." (27)
"You have my admiration. Breaking an arm - that was a master stroke." (37)
"What matters is that he won the game that couldn't be won." (66)
Why is Ender so angry with Col. Graff after the final simulation?
It was too easy.
Col. Graff tried to take credit for Ender's win.
Dragon Army lost points for style.
It was not a simulation but a real battle.
Ender is also angry because he feels he will be remembered for.....
playing unfair
murder
cruel and unusual punishment
inadequate stratizing
Ender unknowingly commits genocide when he wins the final battle. What does genocide mean?
exterminating bugs
creating an apocalyptic event
killing a large group of people of a particular ethnicity
developing strategies to end all wars
How does Ender think he can make up for destroying the buggers home world?
He is keeping the last queen egg safe and looking for a new home world for the buggers.
He does not want to make up for killing the home world.
He is going to bake them a cake. Oh wait, none left. He will eat cake.
He will write an apology and go on TV to tell everyone how sorry he is.
