Tuesday, February 26, 2013


Ender's Game Questions Chapter 6-8


Chapter 6 – The Giant’s Drink
1. What is the purpose of the "Giant's" Game? How should Ender evaluate his success at this game? Is he a murderer?
  • The purpose of the giants game... Is that Ender naver gave up and to conguer a greater force of power by any means necessary.
Chapter 7 – Salamander
1. What did Alai say to Ender? Why is the exchange between Alai and Ender so important?
  • Alai emotionally exposed himself to Ender by kissing him on the cheek and whispered in his ear ''Salaam''. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehomw equal.  
2. What is the "just living" mentioned in this chapter?  Is it true that Ender has never done this?  What does Ender want out of life?  How would you feel if you were he?
  • "just living" for Ender means that he wants to be normal like going to other villages and ackting like a little boy also so he could play and work.
  • ''Yes'' because they have been training him all his life for war and he doesn't have any time to be normal.
  • He want's to be normal and not kill or be killed.
  • i would probable think I am being used.  
3. How did Petra help Ender? How is Petra’s friendship a hindrance to Ender?
  • Everyday after breakfast they are training.
  • The first person that Ender made friends with was Petrabecause she is so nice and it hearts Ender to be Petra's friend because the way they treat Petra they now treat Ender because they are friends.  
4. What does Ender learn about leadership and tactics from Bonzo?
  • Bonzo tried to not let him learn anything.
  • Ender acktully learned something from Bonzo
  • He learned, the enemy's gate is down, ''use his legs as a shield in battle'', ''a small reserue held back until the end of the game can be decisive'', ''also solders can sometimes make small dicitions that are smarted than the orders they have been given''.
Chapter 8 – Rat
1. Graff says, “Ender Wiggin is ten times smarter and stronger than I am.”  Explain what this quote means.
  • Graff cheats so Ender will get smarter and smarter and win nomater what because nomater what Graff does Ender will win but if Anderson make's it hard for Graff then he cant train Ender to beat the buggers then everything will fall apart.
2. What is significant about the quote: “So teach me.”  “So learn.”
  • He wants Ender to wach alearn also to try to figure it out but he cant teach Ender unless he realy wants to know. 
3. Why is Ender’s response to an attack so significant?
  • Sence there is no gravity Ender can think of any dierection that could be up,down,left,or right but when he see's the enemy automatickly changes his diretion and uses his legs as a sheld and attacks.
4. What did the scene with the snake and Peter’s reflection represent?
  • Ender thinks the snake and Peter are the same because he is afraid and doesn't tell knowone how he fells but the reason he thinks there the same is because there both eviel but his worst fear is that he killed Peter and he realy hates killing.
5. How does the game know?
  • Graff moniterd Ender eversence he was born so he put all that montitering information in the computer and the computer used it and graff was surprised.
6. Discuss the importance of the last paragraph of this chapter.
  • They trained him to be a killer and he hates that side of him but he doesent have the freadom to think or do  watever he wants because he is there tool.

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