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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 type of home is Merioneth?

2. When will the unicorn eggs hatch?

3. How long after Mrs. O'Keefe's brother Chuck was placed in an institution did he die?

4. Who are the letters from?

5. In Chapter 9, what color ribbon is around the chocolates that Duthbert Mortmain brings Chuck and Beezie's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation with Branzillo after Charles Wallace returns from his travels with Gaudior?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Mrs. O'Keefe want the Murry's to see?

3. What happens to Charles Wallace after Chuck is injured?

4. Why do Rich and Gwen return to America?

5. Why does Gwen go with Bran, not Zillah?

6. Where does Gaudior decide to take the two of them to heal?

7. Who calls in the middle of the night in Chapter 9, and why?

8. What are Matthew's injuries and how was he injured?

9. How do Gaudior and Charles Wallace struggle to get out of the water?

10. What is Bran's condition when he returns home from the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zylle is accused of being a witch. Why is Zylle accused of being a witch? What role do superstition and persecution play in the accusations leveled against her?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood A Swiftly Tilting Planet, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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