Ender+Ch+3-4


 * Chapter 3: Graff**

11. What is being discussed in the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter?

12. What does it first seem Graff has arrived to do? What does he really want?

13. Why must Ender’s parents let him go?

14. “It wasn’t a charade, Mrs. Wiggin. Until we knew what Ender’s motivation was, we couldn’t be sure he wasn’t another—we had to know what the action meant.” What word did Graff mean to end his original thought with? Why did he have to be sure of Ender’s motivation?

15. Graff says Ender must volunteer to go to Battle School, and he personally tells Ender many reasons which might convince Ender not to go. What aspects of Battle School does Graff warn Ender about?

16. Why are Ender’s parents ambiguous about his going to Battle School?

17. Describe Valentine. How does she feel about Ender? Why wasn’t she chosen for Battle School?

18. Explain how Ender is a composite between Peter and Valentine.

19. Why does Ender ultimately choose to go with Graff?


 * Chapter 4: Launch**

20. What is being discussed in the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter?

21. How does Ender differ from the other nineteen boys in his launch group?

22. What does Ender’s understanding about gravity reveal about Ender’s ability to think? How might this benefit him in outer space?

23. What effect does Graff’s assertion that Ender will be a commander while the other boys are still learning have? How does Ender feel about this statement?

24. Why doesn’t Graff stop the boy from hitting Ender on the head? What happens to the boy?