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Ender’s Game – Chapter 6: The Giant’s Drink
Questions (25 marks)
1.Who was the one student who died at Battle School? How did he die? (2)
2. How do the officers see Ender’s launch group? What’s the problem? (2)
3. How do the Lauchies find the space suit (Flash suit)? How does it feel? (1)
4. What did Ender notice about movement in the Flash suit? (1)
5. What happens when Ender reoriented himself? How does he see things now? Explain.
(2)
6. Who else experiments with movement in the Flash suit? Name them? (2)
7. What happens when Ender pulls the trigger of his gun? (1)
8. What has Ender learned about maneuvering? (1)
9. What does Alai mean by “packed head”. Why is it high praise? (2)
10. What happens when Alai and Ender shoot each other in the foot? (1)
11. Whose group did Ender join? (1)
12. Who was chosen as launch leader? (1)
13. Was it O.K. to lose/die in the fantasy game? Why or why not? (2)
14. What is the Giant’s Game? What does he promise the winner? (2)
15. Ender had faced off against the Giant many times before, but he was always killed.
How does he finally beast the Giant? Please explain. See page 64. (2)
16. Who would be proud of Ender? Why do you think? (2)
Vocabulary (5 marks)
Chasm
Immobile
bond
unanimous
ulcer
rigid
amplify
asphyxiate
diverge
maneuver