Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Quiz and Answer Key Bundle for High School

Evaluate general reading comprehension with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel Ender's Game. Each assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to help students ascertain crucial information regarding characters, settings, and conflicts. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) A breakdown of content follows:

Chapters 1 and 2 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The protagonist's compassionate nature

• Ender's birth name

• The term used to refer to aliens in the novel

• Family dynamics

• The reason for a visit to the doctor

• Why Ender is mocked by his peers

• Ender's response to bullying

• Peter's personal goals

• And more

Chapters 3 and 4 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The concerns of the unidentified voices

• Graff's role in Ender's life

• Graff's curiosities about Ender's behavior

• The reason Mazer Rackham is famous

• How the unidentified voices intend to foster Ender's creativity

• The general response to Ender's arrival at Battle School

• Ender's reaction to being bullied

• Graff's philosophies

• And more

Chapters 5 and 6 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The collective term for Ender's group members

• The group's supervisor

• Ender's observations of older kids playing games

• How Ender compels an older kid to play a best-of-three set against him

• The older kids' reaction to Ender's victory in the best-of-three series

• Ender's new friendship

• The means by which Ender wins a challenging game

• Ender's ponderings

• And more

Chapters 7 and 8 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Graff's assessment of Ender's reaction to Bernard

• Alai's request of Ender

• The atypical nature of Ender's army assignment

• A distinguishing characteristic of Petra

• Bonzo's role

• Ender's reaction to being traded to Rat Army

• Graff's desire to manipulate Ender's games

• Dink's unconventional thinking

• Strange occurrences in Ender's fantasy games

• And more

Chapters 9 and 10 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Graff's concerns about Ender's game play

• The reason for Ender's family's move

• Peter's interests and and philosophies

• Valentine and Peter's collaboration

• The reason Graff visits Valentine

• Valentine's recognition

• The makeup of Dragon Army

• Bean's general characterization

• The cause of Ender's sadness

• And more

Chapters 11 through 13 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The lesson Ender learns from Carn Carby

• The unexpectedly quick turnaround in battle simulations

• Ender's efforts to increase knowledge on fighting buggers

• Bean's own toon, which is different than others

• Graff's refusal to help Ender

• The conflict between Bonzo and Ender

• Ender's realization that some of Peter's views are true

• Ender's latest transfer

• A revelation concerning Stilson and Bonzo

• Ender's wish in regard to his relationship with Peter

• Ender on Earth for an extended period of time

• Information about Eros

Chapters 14 and 15 Quiz. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• Mazer Rackham's influence on Ender's simulated games

• Control over the bugger fleet

• Ender's squadron

• A character who is pushed to the limit

• Ender's final exam

• Victory

• Mazer Rackham's revelation post-victory

• Developments on Earth

• A visiting colonist

• Developments concerning Peter

• Ender's realization upon holding the egg

• A new title

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