Chapter 1 – Third
1. What attitude motivates the adults to lie to Ender?

Well, I think that when they lied to Ender it was for the greater good, and I don't think that they wanted to tell Ender the truth because then he might not want to go to battle school. If Ender didn't choose to attend battle school then it could get them in trouble the government since Ender is a third. 

2. Explain what it seems to mean for Ender to be born a "Third". Show whether this is
a negative or positive fact to:
- his parents,
- his brother, Peter,
- his sister, Valentine, and
- his classmates.
Enders parents: I don't think his parents were necessarily mad that they were assigned to have a third child, but they did have to give up certain things that they weren't to happy about.

Peter: I think that Enders older brother Peter is mad about it at all because it gives him more reasons to bully Ender with out Ender having a reasonable argument, but I definitely think that his happy that Ender was the chosen child to attend Battler school.  

Valentine:  Although Valentine loves Ender, I don't think she's exactly happy about him being a Third because now he has to attend Battle school.

Enders classmates:  I think that Enders classmates definitely have a different impression on him now, because he was always bullied and they never thought he would be capable of attending something like Battle school.


Chapter 2 – Peter
1. Was Peter joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine?  Support your answer
with evidence from the novel.

I think that Peter wasn't joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine.  The reason I think this is because it seems like he got kind of nervous and backed away when Valentine told him what she would do.

2. Why is Peter’s behavior at the end of the chapter so completely different from the
rest of the chapter?

I think that towards the end of the chapter Peter realizes that Ender was chosen and not him so he tries to redeem himself acting like a mature older brother when Graff is there.


3. How do you feel about each of these characters (Ender, Valentine, Peter)?  What
did the author do to help create these feelings?  Give examples.
 
I think that Ender is just kind of a cool layed back character.  I think that the author tries to describe him as tough but shy and witty and the same time.  Like when he beats up Stilson it shows that he's tough, and when he gets home it sort of shows his shy and witty side.  I think that Valentine represents the soft graces older sister who's always there for Ender and defending him in certian situations. For example, when Ender leaves to Battle school Valentine is very sad and probably cares the most in the family, along with on Enders birthday she celebrates it by herself in there backyard.  Peter is the tough older brother who is always bullying Valentine and Ender, like when he threatens to kill them.

Chapter 3 – Graff
1. What did Graff mean about evolution working against girls?

I think that Graff means that if woman were to fight the buggers then families would be left and babies would stop being produced, therefor slowing down evolution and eventually ending it once and for all.

2. Ender is leaving to learn how to fight a war, yet he takes Graff’s hand. Why does
Orson Scott Card (OSC) include this action?

I think that this action is included because to show that Ender is still human, meaning that he still had the ability to show emotion and that even though his going it still is going to be tough and he is nervous.

Chapter 4 – Launch
1. Explain the meaning of the following statement: “Individual human beings are tools
that the others use to help us all survive.”

I think that this means that i's there destiny to fight and it is what was meant to happen with there live.  That in order to keep evolution going there must be those who help it happen.

2. Explain the following quote: "Isolate him enough that he remains creative -
otherwise he'll adopt the system here and we'll lose him." Your answer should
include the terms: isolation, creative, adopt, lose.



3. Did Ender mean to break the other boy’s arm?  What does this incident tell us about
Ender?  Is it acceptable to do despicable things for survival?  Why or why not?


Chapter 5 – Games
1. Ender works hard to express his feelings in private and not show homesickness in
front of any other person. Is it healthy for him or not?   What is positive and what is
negative about showing feelings?  What is positive and what is negative about not
showing feelings?

2. How did Ender beat Bernard?  Is this an unusual solution to his problem?

3. List the different coping mechanisms (ways of dealing with difficulties) Ender
shows. For each one describe whether the overall result of each is helpful or
harmful to Ender