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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. Who are the letters from?

2. What is Beezie's middle name?

3. What does Chuck find on the first page of a journal in a strongbox in the attic in Chapter 9?

4. How many moons can be seen from Gauidor's home?

5. What does Mr. Maddox drink when he is trying to get Bran to do something after he comes home from the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Chuck get hurt?

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

4. What is Chuck like after the accident?

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

6. In Chapter 11, how does Matthew know that there is something wrong with Bran?

7. How are Gaudior and Charles Wallace injured?

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

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

10. What are the homes of the Maddox and Llawcae homes like?

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

Mr. Maddox dies and leaves his family financially destitute. How do the Maddoxes try to survive after Mr. Maddox dies? What role does desperation play in the decisions Mrs. Maddox makes to try to survive?

Essay Topic 3

Charles Wallace wants to direct Where and When he and Gaudior go. How does Charles Wallace try to direct Where and When he and Gaudior go? What happens when he directs their travels and does not allow the Wind to send them where they need to go? How does he learn to trust the Wind?

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