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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meg ask Progo to do with two of Mr. Jenkins?

2. Who beat up Charles at school that day?

3. What does Meg do when she returns home from meeting with Progo?

4. Why is Charles upset with Meg?

5. What is the name of the family's doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Blajeny introduce to the children and what is that person?

2. What does Mrs. Murry say to Meg about Charles' problems at school?

3. What does Progo tell Meg he will do if they fail the test?

4. What does Charles say to Meg about mitochondria and farandolae?

5. What does Meg tell her mother Charles thinks is wrong with him?

6. What does Progo tell Meg the morning after she met him?

7. What assignments has Blajeny given the children?

8. What does Charles look like when he comes home from school and what does Meg ask him?

9. What bothers Meg about a phone call during dinner?

10. Who joins Meg and Calvin in the garden, what does he say, and then what show up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meg eyes Charles Wallace. His clothes are torn, and he sports a fresh bruise under his left eye. Meg questions him about this latest beating. Charles Wallace has only been in school for two months, but every week he comes home with fresh injuries.

1. There always seems to be several children in school who are singled out for being bullied. Why do you think this happens? Use examples from the book and from your own life to support your answer.

2. If you saw a child being bullied and beaten by others, what would you do? Why would you do it?

3. Do you think it is the students', the teachers or the principal's job or all three, to help a student who is being bullied? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Metron Arison symbolically portrays the author's message that what happens in the microcosm affects the macrocosm.

1. What do you think this means, the microcosm affects the macrocosm?

2. Describe a situation in your life that would demonstrate this principle.

3. Describe a situation in the world that would demonstrate this principle.

Essay Topic 3

Meg begs Sporos to Deepen, saying that it is their only chance of survival. Sporos turns to Senex, the adult fara that is Sporos' parent, and he decides to Deepen. For Sporos to deepen means to mature. The author is saying we can't stay children forever.

1. What are the pros and cons to staying a child forever?

2. How would you say you and your parent or guardian is different because of age?

3. What do you see yourself doing at the age of 30? Do you look forward to being that age?

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