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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. How do Meg and Progo feel when a second Mr. Jenkins arrives in the school yard?

2. Who makes Meg feel more herself?

3. What does Charles tell Meg about school and his behavior?

4. What is the name of the Murrys' dog?

5. Why did Meg understand Charles thinking he saw dragons when she saw the creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the rest of the Murry family when Meg and Charles talk at the beginning of the book?

2. How does Meg feel about Mr. Jenkins, why does she go to see him and what happened when she did?

3. In the school yard with the three Jenkinses and Meg, how does Charles look at them and what does Louise do?

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

5. When Meg takes Louise from Charles what does she ask the Jenkinses?

6. What does Blajeny want with the children and why?

7. What happens when Charles and Meg get to the garden and there are no dragons?

8. What has Blajeny told the children that has Charles happy?

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

10. What is Calvin's assignment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blajeny explains that some things can only be understood with one's heart or intuition, not with one's logical mind.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your opinion.

2. Explain a situation you handled based on intuition or a problem you solved.

3. Do you think problem solving works best intuitively or logically? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Meg is having trouble coping with the realization that their safe little village is actually as unpredictable and precarious as anywhere else. The uncertainty of life alarms her.

1. Why do you think Meg is alarmed at the uncertainty of life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Have you ever felt that life was scary because it was uncertain? Why or why not?

3. What are some of the things you think are absolutely certain about life and what are some that you think are completely uncertain?

Essay Topic 3

Meg tried to explain to Jenkins that her little brother is tormented by his classmates because he has an IQ that is off the charts and because he knows more than any normal first-grader.

1. What do you think a student should do if she/he doesn't fit into the crowd at school? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. What do you think makes a student stick out from others? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think children tend to pick on another who is different?

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