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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 Progo tell Meg namers need to know?

2. What does Blajeny want from the children?

3. When does Meg meet Proginoskes the morning after receiving her assignment from Blajeny?

4. What kind of sound does Louise make around the three Jenkinses?

5. Why is Charles upset with Meg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Murry believe about his wife's work and what does she realize about the relationship between their work?

2. What did Progo do as a student namer and what is a namer?

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

4. What assignments has Blajeny given the children?

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Progo decide to take Meg to show her what the Echthroi are and why?

10. What does Progo tell Meg when she says she can't kythe with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Progo asks Meg if there is anyone who makes her feel more like herself. Calvin does, she tells him.

1. What do you think Progo meant when he asked if someone made Meg feel more like herself?

2. Thinking about your best friend, how does your friendship make you feel more "yourself?"

3. How do you think a person learns who him/herself is?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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