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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Introduction
Chapter 1: Third
Chapter 2: Peter
Chapter 3: Graff
Chapter 4: Launch
Chapter 5: Games
Chapter 6: The Giant's Drink
Chapter 7: Salamander
Chapter 8: Rat
Chapter 9: Locke and Demosthenes
Chapter 10: Dragon
Chapter 11: Veni Vidi Vici
Chapter 12: Bonzo
Chapter 13: Valentine
Chapter 14: Ender's Teacher
Chapter 15: Speaker for the Dead
Characters
Characters
Ender
Valentine
Peter
Main Ideas
Themes, Motifs, Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Childhood
Manipulation
Compassion
Isolation
Competition
Quotes By Section
Introduction
Chapter 1: Third
Chapter 2: Peter
Chapter 3: Graff
Chapter 4: Launch
Chapter 5: Games
Chapter 6: The Giant’s Drink
Chapter 7: Salamander
Chapter 8: Rat
Chapter 9: Locke and Demosthenes
Chapter 10: Dragon
Chapter 11: Veni Vidi Vici
Chapter 12: Bonzo
Chapter 13: Valentine
Chapter 14: Ender’s Teacher
Chapter 15: Speaker for the Dead
Quotes By Character
Ender
Valentine
Peter
Colonel Graff
Mazer Rackham
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Summary
Characters
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs, Symbols
Introduction
Chapter 1: Third
Chapter 2: Peter
Chapter 3: Graff
Chapter 4: Launch
Chapter 5: Games
Chapter 6: The Giant's Drink
Chapter 7: Salamander
Chapter 8: Rat
Chapter 9: Locke and Demosthenes
Chapter 10: Dragon
Chapter 11: Veni Vidi Vici
Chapter 12: Bonzo
Chapter 13: Valentine
Chapter 14: Ender's Teacher
Chapter 15: Speaker for the Dead
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
Suggested Essay Topics
Teacher's Handbook
Further Study
Chapter 6: The Giant's Drink Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 6: The Giant's Drink Quiz
1
of 5
Which part of the game is Ender stuck on at the beginning of this chapter?
The "Giant's Drink"
The "Giant's Dinner"
The "King's Drink"
The "King's Dinner"
2
of 5
What must Ender and the other Launchies adjust to in the Battle Room?
The controls
Their suits
Null gravity
B and C
3
of 5
What does Ender, along with Alai, quickly begin to do in the Battle Room?
Freeze
Panic
Get bored
Explore
4
of 5
What is the name of the mind game?
War Play
Free Play
Free to Play
Game Play
5
of 5
In the mind game, what must Ender do to get past the Giant and into Fairyland?
Run quickly
Choose a drink
Reason with the Giant
Kill the Giant
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