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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 are the names of Bran and Zillah's children?

2. Why did Chuck's father become a storekeeper?

3. Where does Beezie and Chuck's grandmother remember they found an arrow head?

4. In Chapter 9, what injury does Chuck and Beezie's mother show one morning at breakfast that she attributes to bumping into a door?

5. What season is it for Charles Wallace in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Rich and Gwen return to America?

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

3. What jobs do the members of the Maddox family take on after Mr. Maddox dies?

4. In Chapter 7, what happens when the Echthroi attack?

5. What is Chuck like after the accident?

6. What does Bran finally tell Matthew about the war, and what is the effect of his sharing his story?

7. What is in the strongbox that Chuck finds in the attic?

8. How do Gaudior and Charles Wallace heal?

9. Who was mentioned in the letter from Bran to Matthew?

10. Who does Charles Wallace go Within in Chapter 8 and what is he like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Calvin is very different from his family. How is Calvin very different from his family? Why does he fit in better with the Murrys than with the family with which he grew up?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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