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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 Beezie embroider on a cover she and her grandmother make to protect Zillah's journal?

2. What are the names of Bran and Zillah's children?

3. What color hair and eyes does Beezie Maddox have?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what wakes Meg?

5. How old was Zillah in the journal Chuck found in a strongbox in the attic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Gaudior and Charles Wallace injured?

2. What does Meg see the next time that Charles Wallace goes Within?

3. What is Chuck like after the accident?

4. What Projection do Gaudior and Charles Wallace land in at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

6. How does it feel for Charles to go Within Matthew Maddox?

7. What can Charles Wallace see when they arrive at Gaudior's home?

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

9. What is Duthbert Mortmain like?

10. How does Charles Wallace cut the ropes that bind him to Gaudior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal, meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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