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Ender's Game Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stilson makes fun of Ender by calling him-

a)

Brainiac

b)

Superfly

c)

Twinkletoes

d)

Third

2.
At the end of chapter 2, Peter unexpectedly
a)
begins to cry
b)
apologizes to Ender 
c)
threatens to kill Ender and Valentine
d)
runs away from home
3.
In Ender's Game, I.F. stands for
a)
International Fleet
b)
Imaginary Friend
c)
Ipso Facto
d)
Intelligence Factor
4.
Whose arm gets broken on the voyage to battle school? 
a)
Ender's
b)
Graff's
c)
Bernard's
d)
Peter's 
5.
When Graff tells the other launchies that Ender is the best in their launch, the other boys
a)
applaud him
b)
salute him
c)
console him
d)
attack him
6.
Why can't Ender originally beat the Giant? 
a)
The Giant is too strong
b)
Whatever Ender chooses is always wrong
c)
Ender has not received the password to the Giant's castle
d)
The Giant is immortal
7.
What does Ender do after he defeats the Giant? 
a)
He calls the other launchies over to see his screen
b)
He registers his high score with the school's database
c)
He contemplates how violent he has become
d)
He writes a letter to Valentine
8.
Who teaches Ender to shoot his gun more effectively? 
a)
Petra
b)
Graff
c)
Alai
d)
Bonzo
9.
Bonzo tells Ender- 
a)
that he is not allowed to draw his weapon in the battle room
b)
that he reminds him of Peter
c)
that Petra will help him learn self-defense
d)
that he wants to become his friend
10.
What happens as Ender's extra practice sessions continue? 
a)
The launchies get bored of the additional practice and stop showing up. 
b)
Ender gets frustrated with the other launchies' slower learning.
c)
Older boys begin coming and taunting the launchies, eventually leading to a fight.
d)
Ender becomes fearful and considers trying to leave battle school. 
11.
What does Ender see in the mirror in his virtual reality game? 
a)
His mother and father saying, "Come home"
b)
Petra and Alai smiling back at him
c)
Valentine with open, welcoming arms
d)
 Peter with a snake's tail protruding from his mouth
12.
Graff asks Valentine to-
a)
write to Ender
b)
bring Peter in to meet him
c)
come to Battle School
d)
take a test
13.
Ender becomes commander of- 
a)
Rat Army
b)
Phoenix Army
c)
Dragon Army
d)
He didn't become commander.
14.
Peter and Valentine use _________ to share their ideas and influence the public. 
a)
their position as Ender's siblings
b)
the nets
c)
their parents' ID cards
d)
the open forum at school
15.
The person most clearly similar to Ender in the army he commands is-
a)
Petra
b)
Bean
c)
Alai
d)
Dink
16.
Ender teaches his army the following idea: "The enemy gate is _________."
a)
down
b)
up
c)
the goal
d)
everything
17.
Ender has been studying - 
a)
vids of the bugger wars
b)
computer programming
c)
fashion design
d)
advanced chemistry
18.
What adjectives best describe the battle schedule given to Dragon Army?
a)
fast-paced, brutal, unfair
b)
low-key, simple, evenly matched
c)
manageable, stress-free, fun
d)
rigid, traditional, challenging 
19.
Which of the following is NOT a strategy that Ender used in the shower conflict? 
a)
Turning on hot water to create steam
b)
Not rinsing off the soap
c)
Turning off all of the lights
d)
Allowing Bonzo to see his fear
20.
What does Graff say is the most important thing the humans have learned about the buggers?
a)
Their communication is instantaneous.
b)
They are similar to insects.
c)
They shed their exoskeletons.
d)
They could have evolved on earth if conditions were different.
21.
What does Ender find on the buggers' planet? 
a)
The pupa of a queen bugger
b)
The giant's corpse
c)
The castle from the End of the World
d)
All three (the pupa, the corpse, and the castle)
22.
Ender's teacher is-
a)
Colonel Graff
b)
Mazer Rackham
c)
Anderson
d)
Admiral Chamrajnagar
23.
Who is the Speaker for the Dead?
a)
Valentine Wiggin
b)
Peter Wiggin
c)
Ender Wiggin
d)
Abra 
24.

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?

a)

TV crews eat children

b)

TV crews taught animals cute tricks

c)

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

d)

TV crews saw animals as protection to hide behind

25.

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....

a)

Valuing his objective more than the children

b)

able to team build

c)

Graff is a funny guy

d)

remorseful about the job he has to do

26.

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.....

a)

prove good guys never win

b)

show how similar Stilson and Bonzo are

c)

demonstrate Ender's capabilities and his conflict

d)

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

27.

"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?

a)

He is displeased with Bean.

b)

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

c)

He is uncertain he should train Bean.

d)

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

28.

Why is Ender so angry with Col. Graff after the final simulation?

a)

It was too easy.

b)

Col. Graff tried to take credit for Ender's win.

c)

Dragon Army lost points for style.

d)

It was not a simulation but a real battle.

29.

Ender is also angry because he feels he will be remembered for.....

a)

playing unfair

b)

murder

c)

cruel and unusual punishment

d)

inadequate stratizing

30.

Ender unknowingly commits genocide when he wins the final battle. What does genocide mean?

a)

exterminating bugs

b)

creating an apocalyptic event

c)

killing a large group of people of a particular ethnicity

d)

developing strategies to end all wars

31.

Ender decided that rather than taking control of the launch group and receiving all of the credit and accolades he would instead orchestrate things so that ______________ could serve as ‘the bridge.’

a)

Dink Meeker

b)

Alai

c)

Bonzo Madrid

d)

Bernard Stilson

32.

After Ender beat up the older boys who attacked a practice session with his launch group, what did the ship’s computer say the cause of the injury was?

a)

Injury sustained during hand-to-hand combat training

b)

Elbow to the base of the skull

c)

Accidental collision in null G

d)

Earned punishment for bullying

33.

What was unfair about Ender’s final battle with Dragon Army in Battle School?

a)

Ender’s army wasn’t allowed to use their weapons

b)

Bonzo’s army was waiting for them inside the battleroom before they even arrived

c)

They had to fight without Petra or Dink

d)

They had to go against two armies at once

34.

How did Mazer Rackham defeat the buggers during the Second Invasion?

a)

He blew up the bugger’s home planet

b)

He blew up the queen’s ship

c)

He took on a whole fleet with a single fighter and destroyed them one by one

d)

He spoke with them and convinced them to leave

35.

Ender’s first toon leader; later becomes a friend who tries to stand up for Ender during a lethal fight with another student

a)

Petra

b)

Alai

c)

Rose the Nose

d)

Dink

36.

Runs the Battle School and takes a special interest in the battle room game

a)

Colonel Graff

b)

Ender Wiggin

c)

Major Anderson

d)

General Pace

37.

Gains power and influence as “Locke” and eventually becomes the Hegemon of Earth

a)

Valentine

b)

Peter

c)

Stilson

d)

Bean

38.

_________________ reminded Ender that “the enemy’s gate is down” during his ‘final exam’ at Command School.

a)

Bean

b)

Alai

c)

Petra

d)

Valentine

39.

What is Ender looking for at the end of the novel?

a)

His shoes

b)

A hiding spot

c)

A place for the Hive Queen to awaken and live in peace

d)

The last enemy outpost

40.

Mr. Hall's dog is named after which Ender's Game character?

a)

Bean

b)

Ender

c)

Valentine

d)

Petra