Ender's Game Study Guide

Why are adults the real enemies?

"They do not tell us the truth" They never tell them any more truth then they have to, but anyone could realize that there have been more advancements in science ever since Mazer Rackham and his Victorious Fleet but they say nothing

What does Ender find funny on the ship?

(null) Gravity

Discuss the significance of Ender's monitor

) feels personally attached to monitor for 3 years. Once taken out, many feel that something is missing and starts to look for it and may cause a person to be "switched off" or "unplugged from their brain forever"; Excruciatingly, muscle-clenching, painful, to remove ) Advantages:The monitor stopped kids from saying what they liked and prevented them from hitting Ender- no one could see them anymore and so no one would come to his rescue

What advice does Mick give Ender? How does Ender feel about Mick?

)Mick advises Ender to "'Eat nutritious stuff. It'll keep you strong'" and "Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you've got to, but if the other if the other guys despise you-- you know what I mean?" )Ender didn't like Mick> And he knew that there was no chance that he would end up like that-maybe the teachers planned it like that but he had no intention of doing so

How old is Ender when he goes to Battle School?

6 years old

Who does Ender confide in while commander of Dragon Army?

Bean

Why does Ender not belong at home?

Because he is the third child

ender reveals to Bean that :most of the boys in the school think the game is important for itself, but it isn't". Why is the game important?

Because the game is important to fight off the buggers. It is important to train people against the buggers.

Who is Ender's enemy from his launch group?

Bernard

What are Bonzo Madrid's strenghts and weaknesses as a commander, according to Ender?

Bonze was good at getting out his enemies and his weakness was not being able to back up his army. (His honor and his not being a good fighter)

Who seems to be a better commander, Rose de Nose or Bonzo Madrid?

Bonzo Madrid because he was more intact with his army (he ridicules Ender in the beginning to make his army respond)

"Buggers" is the word used to refer to the aliens that have attacked the earth on two previous occasions. Describe the buggers as you understand them from this chapter

Buggers are looked as hostile and cruel; pushovers )On page 8, Peter calls Edward a little bugger )Buggers and Astronauts Game: It was not a question of winning. When kids, whole troops of them, played, the buggers never won. The bugger couldn't just go empty and quit the way buggers did in the real wars. The bugger was in it until the astronaut said it was over. Valentine defends Andrew asking if he could be an astronaut for once )At the same time, Ender thought whether, buggers on their home worlds would dress up w/ human masks and call us "slimies"= equal to humans?

Discuss the problems Ender faces as a "third"

Bullied; seen differently=many began to see him as nothing without his monitor and as a waste

Who isolates Ender on the shuttle ride to Battle School?

Colonel Graff

What job does Anderson take at the end of the novel?

Commissioner of a Football League

Who is the only adult at Battle School who is paid ot be nice to the launchies?

Dap

Who looks out for the Launchies at the Battle School?

Dap

Who is Dap? Why is he important to the Launchies?

Dap is their "mom for the next few months" (Card 30). Sort of comedic: only person paid to be nice to them. But not too nice. "Give me any lip and I'll break your face..." (Card 30) He is imp. Because if they were to get lost, he would be called for, meaning he is in charge of them

Describe the computer game. Why can't Ender beat the giant at first? How does he eventually win? What lesson does this teach Ender?

Description p40 The game includes multiple disasters where you have to cross, then you meet a giant who presents you with two shots filled with liquid. The objective was to drink the one in which was not poisoned. Ender couldn't beat the giant bc it was rigged since both given shots were poisoned He eventually wins by spilling one shot, then seized this opportunity to go at his face and inside the giant's eye taking the contents and feeding them to the bat ******He learns that he is like Peter, he didn't mean to kill the Gian. That he is a murderer even when he plays. This was supposed to be a game not a choice between his own grisly death and an even worse murder./the unbeatble game can be beat if there is a will

Who is Ender's first toon leader?

Dink Meeker

When does Peter's image haunt Ender?

During the mind game

Who is the Speaker for the Dead

Ender

How do Ender and Alai become friends? What is surprising about Ender's friendship w/ Alai?

Ender becomes friends with Alia when Alai learns from Ender how to let go of the rail and properly push off. Together they learn that they can push off each other travel around the battle room and how to work the gun where they freeze everyone else except for Bernard and Shen. What is surprising is that Alai is friends with Bernard

How did Ender defeat the computer's security system? What does this indicate about Ender?

Ender defeated the computer's security system by faking a new student entry:he created a student named Bernard-blank, B-E-R-N-A-R-D-space, so the computer doesn't kick it out as a repeat of another student )THis indicates that he is very intelligent prob.(So intelligent that he created his own security system) The best ob=f the best or that the school was testing him

What lessons does Ender learn from Bonzo Madrid about being a commander? What instructions does Bonzo give Ender concerning battles?

Ender learns that you mustn't let hot anger consume you, must you be angry transmit cool anger where Ender primarily learns what not to do from Ender. He learns an atmosphere of fear and threat might physically bring a group together, but primarily the group will have no discipline nor respect for the leader )COncerning battles, when they train, that he will stay out of the way because he has to be there yet he will not be part of a toon nor take part in the maneuvers: When called for battle he has to dress quickly and present himself at the gate w/ everyone else. But he can't fit through the gate until four full minutes after the beginning of the game, then he will remain at the gate with his weapons undrawn and unfired, until the game ends

Why was Ender instead of Peter or Valentine chosen to go to Battle School?

Ender was a perfect mix of the two. Mazar Rachman are discussing this.

What happens to Ender when he is still on earth?

Ender's monitor is taken out of him, he beats up Stilson, and he gets called to Battle School

Who was the real John Locke?

English Philosopher, father of liberalism, born in the 1600's, theory of the mind.

Where does the bat welcome ender to after he defeats the giant?

Fairyland

What is the goal of the game in the Battle Rooms?

Get through the other teams gate first

At the end of the novel, what role does Val take on?

Goes with Ender to develop civilization on bugger planet.

Know which characters appear in the dialogue at the beginning of all most every chapter in the novel?

Graff and Colonel Anderson and Mazar Rackham and Admiral Chamranjnager

Who was the real Demosthenes?

Greek statesman and philosopher

What is Graff's primary motivation in choosing Ender as a possible leader for earth's fight with the buggers?

He had the intellect to win, and the violence and compasssion of his siblings. Super intelligent, but can easily be manipulated by the adults.

What happens to Ender after he defeats the giant?

He is switched to Salamander Army

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

He killed their queen

What does Ender do after the final battle of the Third Invasion?

He sleeps

What surprising opinion does Dink Meeker have about he Bugger invasion?

He thinks all the buggers were killed at the last invasion

How does Ender stop the boy from hitting him on the head during the launch?

He throws the kid over the seat. he wasn't used to null gravity and the kid got seriously injured.

Why hasn't Dink meeker quit school and gone home?

He wants to get promoted to squad leader

Why does Ender continue to beat and kick Stilson, even after he is already defeated?

He wants to put an end to this before it gets worse

Why does Graff tell the other boys in the launch that Ender is the only one who has any brains at all?

He wants to single out Ender so that he will make Ender stronger.

At the end of the novel, what role does Peter take on?

Hegemon

Why does Ender voluteer to go to Battle School?

His parents won't miss him. He realizes it is his true calling

What does it first seem Graff has arrived to do? What does he really want?

It first seems that Graff has arrived to punish Ender for beating Stilson to a pulp, however, as director of primary training at Battle School in the Belt, he came to Ender to enter the school. This is bc the Stilson fight was used as the final step to test Ender as to how he would react if his monitor was taken away (they don't always do that but in his case-) NOT WHAT HE DID BUT WHY

Describe Valentine. How does she feel about Ender? Why wasn't she chosen for Battle School?

Loves Ender with all of her heart. Completely, unstintingly, she's devoted to him, and he adores her )She wasn't chosen for Battle School bc she was to be a milder version of intense Peter but she turned out to be too mild, but not like any girl at the Battle School

Whh is Ender's feet-first attack posistion so effective in battle?

Much smaller target and you can use your feet as a shield

At the end fo the novel, what was Graff placed on trial for?

Negligence, Ender kills Bonzo under Graffs watch (th end justify the means)

Why is Ender promoted? What is surprising about his promotion?

Nobody got promoted before they were eight years old, he wasn't even 7 yet at that time Causing too much trouble, growing too intelligent, must keep isolated?

Contrast Ender with other children his age in terms of intelligence and maturity. Support your answer with examples from the text.

Other kids do not anticipate the future the way he does

During the discussion of the novel, Ender was descrived as a peaceful warrior or a compassionate general. The literary term which best describes this would be...

Oxymoron

What does Ender see in the mirror after he defeats the snake in the computer?

Peter

Who comes up with the Locke Proposal?

Peter

Who take the name "Locke"

Peter

Who takes over the earth after the Third Invasion?

Peter

Who uses Locke as a pseudonym?

Peter

Whose reflection does Ender see in the mirror in the computer game?

Peter

To whom were the political messages of the real demosthenes addressed?

Peter/ Phillip II

Locke and Demosthenes are examples of what type of literary element?

Pseudonyms

To which army does Ender get transferred after he disobeys Bonzo's orders?

Rat Army

What secret word does Alai whisper to Ender before he goes to his new assignment?

Salaam

Which is the first army that Ender joins?

Salamander

Who becomes Ender's first friend?

Shen

Who becomes Ender's first friend. Under what circumstances?

Shen becomes Ender's first friend )bc coincidentally, Shen was also being picked on by Bernard and his gang bc of his butt. Ender then takes action and frames Bernard for staring at his butt to the point where he developed an affection for it. They sit and eat together where more kids join them at the table

Describe where Ender is in the computer game. What does he see in the mirror after he defeats the snake? How does he react?

So long that it didn't start him wherE HE LEFT Off but by The Giant's corpse> At the same time, the wolf children were not there, although he didn't look forward to fighting them it made him a little sad. He made his way down, the snake appears again but this time he only steps on it. Draggin the nake behind him as he looks for a way out, he finds a mirror with Peter in it, with blood dripping snake in his own his chin and the snake in his mouth. But after throwing his desk his figure was still there The mirror would not break or be moved until Ender threw the snake at it forming a hole w/ dozens of tiny snakes exiting it and biting his figure until it died

What are Bonzo's instructions to Ender concerning battles?

Stay out of the Battle Room until four minutes after, and don't shoot

What is the name of the first kid Ender got in a fight with?

Stilson

Describe the fight with Stilson

Stilson and the others began verbally going at Ender )Stilson pushes Ender, while someone behind him pushed Ender closer to Stilson )Ender realizes that this would not have a happy ending and decided that he'd rather not be the unhappiest at the end )The next time Stilson's arm came out to push him, Ende grabbed at it, but missed )Andrew is held back, yet broke out in laughter amused that it took that many people to fight one Third )But they let go and Andrew throws a full-blown kick at Stilson. Stilson lays motionless and like an animal, Ender kicks at him constantly in the breast bone, crotch, face as he bled helplessly )He circles his victim and threatens his attentive audience regarding their future as to if they were to some at him again (p5) )Unfollowed, he takes a sharp turn toward the corridor and hides in the corners as he overhears them talking about him as a waste, as he begins to weep and thinks to himself that he is just like Peter

How old is Ender when he is made commander of Dragon Army?

Ten

What surprising information does Dink Meeker relay to Ender?

That the buggers were gone and not invading again; becoming a commander )the videos were all from the First and Second invasion yet there grandparents weren't even before yet. That all of it is fake. That there is no war. They rae only manipulating the bc as long as people are afraid the I.F stays in power

How does Ender differ from the other nineteen boys in his launch group? Discuss whether Graff is Ender's friend or not. Be thorough , as your answer will change during the course of the chapter.

The 19 boys talked, joked, bragged, and laughed while Ender kept his silence because he couldn't think of any jokes and their didn't seem funny. He could fit himself in their laughter; afraid and fear made him serious; Ender figured to fasten his seatbelt himself; knew how to think in null gravity could handle the reorientations and found it fun (one boy gagged) )As Administrator of the School, he isn't usually to come down for recruiting, however he smiles as Ender greets back at him with a smile )Ender feels comfortable w/ Graff "Graf was good" (p22) " Ender relaxed a little. He would a friend there) p22 He praises Ender for being able to think in null gravity Says that its not his job to be his friend but be in charge of him However at the end of the chapter he claims that he is his friend

I'll carry you.. I'll go from world to world until I find a time and place where you can come awake in safety." the YOU refers to?

The Future Bugger Queen

Who understands Ender better than anyone?

The buggers

1. (MC) Graff tells Ender at one point in the novel, "The whole war is because we can't talk to each other." In a short response, explain the background. A hint: consider who is making the statement.

The buggers and humans cannot communicate therefore they cannot negotiate.

What effect does Graff's assertion that Ender will be a commander while the other boys are still learning have? How does Ender feel about this statement?

The other begin to hate him )Ender feels that Graff deliberately caused those to hate him by showing the most affectio: When the sergeant picks on you, the rest will want to be your friend, and vice versa

Ender realixes "The adults are the enemy, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth: (82) In what ways has Ender been lied to by adults so far in this book?

The teachers lie to him when they told him he was going to be in charge of the fleet in five years, when he is really commanding at the moment.

Describe the battle room. What importance do gravity, lasers, and spacesuits have there?

They clumsily file into the battle room like children in a swimming pool The null gravity is frightening, disorienting; rather to not use feet The suits were confining, it was harder to make precise movements, since the suits bent just a bit slower, resissited a bit more than any clothing they had ever worn before - the suit had an amplifying effect on movement. It was hard to get started, but theg, and strongly after his muscles topped. Give them a push this strong, and the suit pushes with twice the force The gun's red button makes it a laser, the white button- lamp, two buttons were two buttons that his thumb could easily reach, whereas the rest were inaccessible

Plot is a series of events that resolve a conflict. The "ansible" is necessary in order for the plot to work. In a short response identify what the ansible does and five two examples to illustrate how the plot canot be resolced without this technology?

They have to communicate across the galazy with their fleet...

Describe Peter. How does he feel about Ender? Be thorough in your answer, as this will change through the course of the story.

Through the eyes of grownups, Peter was this beautiful ten-year-old-boy, with dark, thick, tousled hair and a face that could have belonged to Alexander The Great. Ender detected anger or boredom, the dangerous moods led that almost always led to pain )Peter takes a look at Ender's band-aid on his neck and the told-of anger appears. Valentine tries to soothe Andrew before Peter strikes. He complains that he is not one of us for Ender was six when he lost his monitor where, Valentine was 3 and Peter was 5. -calling him a little bugger and other names that should not be spoken of. )Peter cheerfully mocks Ender of there will be no one to watch over him and protect him, even from his siblings. They began to play their P9 where he hates on Ender and VAlentine but it turns out that at the end he stands by Ender's head and apologizes to him and that he loves him

What is Ender's goal at the end of the book?

To find a home for the new bugger queen

Why does Ender leave earth?

To make up for what he did to the buggers

"Welcome to the human race...the best you can do is choose to fill the roles given to you by good people"

Valentine

Who convinces Ender to go to Battle School?

Valentine

Who goes with Ender to colonize the bugger worlds?

Valentine

Valentine meets Ender for the first itime after he has been to battle school because...

Valentine can remind Ender what he is truly fighting for

Each chapter begins with a brief dialogue between unseen people. In this dialogue, you can find a purpose for reading the chapter. What questions are raised in your mind as you read the introduction. How are your questions answered?

Who are the people talking? Prob. government agents? The people who mad Ender a "third" )What are they testing the boy for, in which his brother and sister were tested for? ) Their ability to assist in the war effort )Why did the boy's siblings test out as impossible? )For other reasons other than their ability )What scenario would take place in which the boy's malleability is put to the test? Saving the world in a war against enemies.

While Graff finally explains the truth about the "third invasion" to Ender, for most of the novel ender and the cadets of the battle school are convinced that it is an...

attack

Why does Ender become suddenly homesick?

bc coincidentally, he was able to figure that his birthday was that day. No one at Battle School really much recognizes your birthday, yet he remembers how Valentine would make him a cake, even though no one would cook cook or bake anymore. He reminds himself of the small yellow dust in which was the cake he saved since he was so touched by the fact that she did something so kind for him. Oh how he missed Valentine. How he wanted to walk up to Petra's bunk and tell him the stories and wanted someone to greet him a happy bday

Why is Ender's feet-first attack position so effective in battle?

bc it much harder to fight a person in that position, holding onto the corridor gravity orientation thinking the enemy gate as downward toward them

Why is Petra Arkanian exactly the wrong kind of friends to have? What valuable skill does she eventually teach Ender?

bc she was an outcast in Salamander Army Petra teaches Ender how to think while aiming: you've got to hold your own motion and the enemy's motion at the same time. You've got to hold your arm straight and aim with your body, so in case your arm is frozen you can still shoot. Learn where your trigger actually fire and ride the edge, so you don't have to pull up so far each time you fire / Relax your body,don't tense up, it makes you tremble.

What valuable skill does Petra teach Ender?

sharpshooting

Where does Ender fight Bonzo?

shower room

The philotic Parallaz Instantaneous Communicator is the technical name for...

the ansible

How is Rat Army different from Salamander?

there could not have been more two opposite rooms than Salamander and Rat Room was rumpled, cluttered, and noisy; after Bonzo, Ender had thought that undisciple would be a relief, yet he had realized that her had expected quiet and order and that the disorder there made him feel uncomfortable

Demosthenes and Locke are able to influence people all over the world because ...

they gain popularity and authoriy on the nets

how many children are there in the Wiggin family?

three

How many times have the buggers previiously invaded earth?

twice

How many people has Ender killed from the beginning fo the book and his graduation to command school?

two: Bonzo Madrid and Stilson

Graff says Ender must volunteer to go to Battle School, and he personally tells Ender many reasons which might convince Ender not to go. What aspects of Battle School does Graff warn Ender about?

won't be back for a long time )aren't any vacation )a full course of training lasts until you're sixteen years old -- you get your first leave, under certain circumstances when you're twelve )People chance in 6 or 10 years: Valentine will be a woman + strangers )Hard work. Studies. Just like other schools, except much more heavy mathematics and computer science. Military history. Strategy and Tactics. )The Battle Room: War games. Like buggers and astronauts except, all the boys are organized in armies day after day in zero-gravity; you have real weapons, fellow soldiers, and your whole future and the whole future of the human race depends on how you learn and fight )Hard life