Ender's Game

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1. What is Ender's real name? Edward Wiggin Andrew Wiggin Edwin Wiggin Andy Wiggin

2. What was it about Ender that alienated him from his peers at the start of the story? He was the third child born in his family, and due to government restrictions this was highly unusual He was extremely intelligent He was intellectually disabled He was left-handed

3. What was wrong with Ender's brother and sister that prevented them from gaining entrance to the school His sister was too aggressive and his brother was too passive His brother was too aggressive and his sister was too passive They weren't intelligent enough They lacked the minimum physical requirements

4. What was the surname (his first name is not revealed) of the boy that Ender killed at the start of the story? Simpson Swanson Stilson Sampson

5. What was the name of the colonel who took Ender to the school? Colonel Hyrum Graff Colonel Jeff Phillips Colonel Sanders Colonel Leigh Matherson

6. What happened on the shuttle that created problems for Ender later on? He threw up, and the others assumed he was weak He tried to tell a joke, but it was lame and the others teased him He was singled out by the colonel, and the others boys were jealous He fell out of his chair and the others assumed he was stupid

7. What did Ender soon discover to be the focus of the Battle School? The choir The games on the computers given to each boy The exams The null-G battles

8. Ender formed a friendship on his first experience in the battleroom that bridged the gap between himself and the bully from the shuttle, Bernard, securing his position amongst the "launchies". What was his new friend's name? Alex Omar Adam Alai

9. What tactic did Ender find effective during battles that won him top position in the charts for the entire school? Hiding behind the "stars" and pretending to be shot Approaching the opposition feet first to minimise the chance of being shot Stealing guns from shot opposition to increase his armoury Ambushing opposition from low-visibility regions

10. Ender utilised the school messenger system to end his isolation. How? He used it to chat with the others to show his friendly side He spread rumours and told minor lies that improved his peers' judgements of his character He made jokes, and gained popularity He established a fake ID and used it to attack bullies, thus reducing their power

11. What is the title of chapter six, in which Ender advances to a previously unreached point in the school psychological examination game on his computer? Chapter Six The Next Level The Giant's Drink The Serpent's Riddle

12. What was the name of the first 'army' that Ender was assigned to? Newt Lizard Frog Salamander

13. Who did Ender first meet in the army, who agreed to help to train Ender? Bean Petra Arkanian Neo Anderson Bonzo Madrid

14. Because of Ender's age, Bonzo treated him as inferior and ordered him not to compete in the battles. However, in the fourth battle, against Leopard army, Ender saved his army by taking out the remaining opposition before they could win the battle, in defiance of Bonzo's orders. This began Bonzo's hatred of Ender. Eventually, this led to a conflict. What happened? Bonzo severly injured Ender, but he was punished and Ender recovered Ender defended himself until help arrived, and then Bonzo was punished Bonzo and Ender fought for a while, then gave up and became friends Ender accidentally killed Bonzo in self defense

15. What army was Ender traded to? Beaver Mouse Rat Gopher

16. The commander of this army, "Rose the Nose", placed Ender under the command of toon leader Dink Meeker. What was unusual about this boy? He had white hair He led his toon independently of Rose, and refused promotion as he thought that the teachers were the enemies, not the students He was a vegetarian He was free-spirited, lacked discipline, and had few friends

17. What new paradigm did Ender adopt that greatly assisted him in the null-G environment? He considered the enemy gate to be up None of these He ignored the concepts of up and down altogether He considered the enemy gate to be down

18. What army was Ender given command of? Dragon Unicorn Serpent Griffin

19. What was the name of the small child who helped Ender with his command by coming up with new solutions to tactic problems as the colonel bent the rules to make the game become progressively harder for Ender's army? Ben Bill Bob Bean

20. What was special about the small child who helped Ender with his command? (You may have had to read "Ender's Shadow" to get this queestion.) He was genetically altered to the point where he could be considered a different species He was the son of the colonel He was extremely strong and flexible He was Ender's cousin

21. Ender left the school and went to Combat School, where he met Mazer Rackham. Mazer taught him during his time there. What was special about him? He had no body; his brain was being preserved in a jar of cerebrospinal fluid, with dozens of electrodes attached to it He was Ender's real father He was responsible for winning the last battle against the Formics Ender learnt that he was Mazer's clone

22. Back on Earth, Ender's siblings had virtually taken over the planet through internet politics under false names. What names were these? Socrates and Keye Demosthenes and Locke Hercules and Locke Benjamin and William

23. Ender was tricked into fighting the final battles against the Formics without even knowing about it. He won. He destroyed the Formic home world with a device nicknamed "Dr Device". Why was it given this name? It was a pun It was named after the inventor It was "a doctor for humanity" None of these

24. Ender was able to communicate instantaneously with the ships sent to the Formic home world despite the fact that they were dozens of light years away. He could do this because of the use of a device taken from the Formics. What was it called? The Meta-Physical Telecommunications Connector The Talkie-thingy The Ansible The Philotic Parallax Instantaneous Communicator

25. What happened on Earth just after Ender won the battle? A comet hit the Pacific ocean and most of humanity were wiped out A mass celebration in honour of Ender's achievement A world war broke out as the uneasy global alliance formed against the Formics broke down A fleet of Formics that had escaped Ender's attack wreaked havoc on Europe and the USA