ENDERS GAME QUESTIONS Chapter 1 Questions 1 Why

ENDER’S GAME QUESTIONS

Chapter 1 Questions • 1. Why are adults keeping secrets from Ender? • 2. Who is Peter? How does he treat Ender? (2 -3 sentences) • 3. Does Ender’s fight with Stilson make him a monster? Why/why not? (2 -3 sentences)

Chapter 2 • Why do you think Peter treats Ender so badly? • Is Peter a monster?

Chapter 3 Questions • Why does Ender say he hurt Stilson so bad? Why is this important? • What is the significance of being a ‘third’? What does it mean? Why is it important? • What is the reason that Ender would not want to go to battle school? • Why do you think Ender goes?

Chapter 4 questions • 1. What is the meaning of “Individual human beings are tools that others use to help us all survive? ” • 2. How do the adults plan to treat Ender? What is their plan to help him become stronger? • 3. What does the incident in the shuttle tell us about Ender? Was he justified in his actions?

Chapter 5 questions • 1. Ender works hard to express his feelings in private and not show homesickness in front of any other person. Why does he do this? • 2. What is positive and what is negative about showing feelings? • 3. What is positive and what is negative about not showing feelings? • 4. How did Ender beat Bernard?

Chapter 6 • What is the purpose of “Giant’s Game”? • How should Ender feel about his success at this game? Is he a murderer?

Chapter 7 • What does Alai say to Ender on the bottom of page 69? Why is this important? • What does the phrase “just living” mean in this chapter? How would you feel if you were in his situation? • How did Petra help Ender? How is her friendship a problem for Ender? • What does Ender learn about leadership and tactics from Bonzo?

Chapter 8 • Graff says, “Ender Wiggin is ten times smarter and stronger than I am. ” Explain what he means. • What is important about the quote: “So teach me. ” “So learn. ” • Why is Ender’s response to an attack important? • What did the scene with the snake and Peter’s reflection mean? • How does the game know? • What is important about the last paragraph in the chapter?

Chapter 9 • Is Peter or Valentine in control of their plan? Who is manipulating whom? How can you tell? (3 – 4 sentences) • Why is Ender still angry?

Chapter 10 • What kind of leader is Ender? What is his style? • What did Ender do to Bean? Why? • What is important about the end of the chapter? Was Ender’s reaction a mistake or was it what the teachers wanted?

Chapter 11 • How does the computer know Ender so well? • Why is it so important that Ender does not lose any games? • Why are the teachers pushing Ender so hard? • What is the importance of the last two sentences in the chapter?

Chapter 12 • Why did Ender provoke Bonzo? • Who was Stilson? Why was Ender thinking of him? • Why does Ender still expect help from the teachers? • Did you know what happened to Stilson? Were there any clues in previous chapters? • Why do you think the teachers kept it a secret?

Chapter 13 • Why does Graff send Valentine to speak with Ender? • Why does Ender hate himself? • How does Valentine think Ender and Peter have changed? • Why does Graff say that war with the buggers must happen? • What new device did humans invent to help them defeat the buggers? (p. 248 -249) • What does Graff tell Ender they are training him to do?

Chapter 14 • 1. What disturbs Ender about Eros? How does Ender figure out the truth about Eros? • 2. How is Mazer different from Ender’s other teachers? • 3. Why had Mazer been dishonest with Ender? Do you think Ender could have handled the truth? • 4. Did they push the children too far? Was it worth it? • 5. Is Ender a hero or a monster? Why?

Chapter 15 • How does Ender feel about the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo? • Why did Valentine not want Ender to return to earth? • What did Ender find in the on the new planet? • What would you have done with what he found?