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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 many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?
2. How does Mrs. Murry explain that Charles Wallace may look like other people but is different?
3. What does Calvin do in Chapter 4 that Mrs. Whatsit tells him never to do in her presence?
4. How old is Calvin?
5. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 3, is Meg happy that she met Calvin, a popular athlete at school, or that she might be seeing her father again?
2. What is going on as the story begins?
3. How would you explain the reason(s) for Meg's anger?
4. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?
5. Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who continue to elaborate about the fight against the Black Thing by naming other fighters. Who are some of those fighters, and what does it say about the Black Thing?
6. Why is it important to know that Mrs. Whatsit is over two million years old?
7. Do you think the principal acts professionally in his office when he scolds Meg and suggests that her father won't return?
8. When the Happy Medium shows Meg her mother, she reacts with anger. Why might this reaction be a good thing this time?
9. How does seeing her planet from a distance covered in a black haze help Meg better understand her home?
10. When Meg and Calvin talk about Meg's missing father, at one point she says she wishes she were a different person because she hates herself. Do you think she wishes she were more like her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think L'Engle used the term 'tesseract' in her novel? Consider: (1) the exotic nature of the geometric tesseract, (2) the little known vocabulary word, (3) the sense of being scientific the term gives to the novel, and (4) the illusion presented by a rotating tesseract.
Essay Topic 2
Considering the way children tend to look at parents, discuss how Meg has arrived at that time in life when children begin to realize that parents do not have all the answers. If possible, personalize the essay by giving an example from your own life.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing the moment in a person's life that the concept of good and evil becomes clear. When is this moment for Meg?
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