Sci Fi Facts / Where in the Galaxy?
All About Ender
Themes
Who said it?
Conflicts
100
name one common element of science fiction
What is futuristic setting, foreign setting (i.e. space, other dimension), theories of science, etc.
100
Ender's siblings
Who are Valentine and Peter?
100
definition of empathy
What is the ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of others; to place yourself in their shoes per say?
100
Who the world is at war with
What are the buggers?
200
Where Command School is located
What is Eros?
200
Ender's age in the beginning of the novel
What is 6?
200
example of hegemony in Ender's Game
What is the IF?
200
first physical conflict we see in the novel
What is the fight between Ender and Stilson
300
Ender does this after winning actual battles (i.e. with Stilson, Bonzo, etc.)
What is cries?
300
3 leadership qualities that Ender exhibits
What is compassion, isolation, discipline, etc.?
300
“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want , what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. And then, in that very moment when I love them----” (238).
Who is Ender?
300
this character's jealousy and "honor" cause problems for Ender throughout Battle School
Who is Bonzo?
400
Graff sends Ender here to remember why he is fighting
Where is Earth?
400
Ender pushes this character similarly to the way he himself was pushed by Graff
Who is Bean?
400
According to the novel, xenophobia may be the cause of this
What is war and/or conflict?
400
“If the other fellow can’t tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn’t trying to kill you” (253).
Who is Graff?
400
Person versus nature conflict that Ender experiences when first at Battle School
What is zero gravity?
500
This often allows us to connect with the foreign settings of science fiction
What are themes of the human condition?
500
List five adjectives that capture Ender's character. (Time limits are strict on this one....60 seconds and counting.)
What is empathetic, compassionate, steady, driven, smart, etc.
500
2 passages that support the theme of isolation in the novel - you may use your book and notes for this one!
What is .....? must read the passage and justify it as support
500
“I may have used Valentine and you may hate me for it, Ender, but keep this in mind—it only words because what’s between you, that’s real, that’s what matters. Billions of those connections between human beings. That’s what you are fighting to keep alive” (244).
Who is Graff?
500
the biggest internal conflict Ender faces
What is when Ender finally understands his enemy, he will love his enemy?
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