Story Parts Flashcards

1
Q

How old is Ender when he becomes commander of Dragon army?

Why is it unusual?

A

He is 9 years old, it’s unusual because there’s not a lot of young commanders

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2
Q

How does Ender treat Bean?

A

Ender pushes him more than the others because Ender knows he is a great soldier

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3
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Why does Ender push Bean?

A

Ender wants him to think differently so he can become one of the best soldiers of the school.

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4
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What kind of “soldiers” receive for his new army?

A

Ender receives a lot of launchies and inexperienced but they learn fast.

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5
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What is the battles schedule like for dragon army? Is it normal?

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Before Dragon army, the teams would have a battle a week. Now they have 1 or 2 battles per day

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6
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Why are the teachers doing this?

A

To see how Ender reacts when he is tired.

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7
Q

What does Ender learn from the Bugger war videos?

A

That the videos are always cut after Mazer Rahkam destroys the ship

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8
Q

In the battle it’s Salamander army, how do things turn out? How does Ender upsets Bonzo even more?

A

Ender beats him in complete humiliation

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9
Q

What new development occur in Ender and Beans relationship?

A

Bean becomes a toon leader and Ender’s friend. He also helps Ender to develop new battle tactics

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10
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How does Dragon army perform under Ender command?

A

Dragon army wins all of their battles with amazing strategies.

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Why don’t the teachers intervene when Ender is in danger?

A

They want to know how Ender would react if he was endangered without anybody to help him.

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12
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How does Ender defeat Bonzo?

A

Ender augments the heat from the water to get more slippery, then Bonzo can’t get a good grip.

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13
Q

What are the consequences of this fight on Ender?

A

He goes into his room and cries. Later he is sent to earth to prepare for his leave for command school.

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14
Q

What happens to Bean and dragon army?

A

Bean is now set to be the new commander of rabbit army and everyone is separated

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15
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What happens to Ender after his last battle?

A

Colonel Graff sends Ender directly to command school.

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16
Q

What really happened to Bonzo?

A

He was sent back home, but he was actually dead.

17
Q

What is going on with Peter and Valentine’s identities, Locke and Demosthenes?

A

Demosthenes, who is Valentin’s character, became more famous than Locke who is Peter’s character.

18
Q

Why is Valentine visiting Ender.?

A

She visits him to convince him to go on with his training.

19
Q

How does the meeting go?

A

The meeting went well but Ender felt as if they were strangers.

20
Q

What does Valentine accomplish? How does Ender feel about it ?

A

Valentine learns that Ender is afraid that the buggers may be like Peter and that he can never beat them.

21
Q

What does Ender learn about the buggers?

A

They have no type of language, they communicate by mind.

22
Q

What is the ansible?

A

An ansible is a machine used to contact anyone across the galaxy.

23
Q

What does he learn about the earth’s space fleet?

A

That there is none for now and that the fleet will be ready in about 5 years.