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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. Why did Meg understand Charles thinking he saw dragons when she saw the creature?

2. How does Meg think Mr. Jenkins feels about her?

3. What did Charles ask the dragons to do?

4. What does the stranger who comes out of the woods tell the children when he comes up to them?

5. How long is Mr. Murry going to be gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meg notice about Charles' physical condition and what does he tell her?

2. What does Progo say is how the Echthroi create the comic rips?

3. What happens when Meg sees Mr. Jenkins in the garden?

4. In the school yard with the three Jenkinses and Meg, how does Charles look at them and what does Louise do?

5. What did Progo do as a student namer and what is a namer?

6. What bothers Meg about a phone call during dinner?

7. What does Progo tell Meg when she says she can't kythe with him?

8. What does Meg say as she names the correct Mr. Jenkins?

9. What assignments has Blajeny given the children?

10. Why is Meg pleased that Charles brought Louise to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A very tall stranger wearing dark robes strides out of the woods and into the pasture. He tells the children he is a teacher. He said his classroom was everywhere.

1. What kind of teacher do you think Blajeny is? What subjects might he teach? How might he teach them?

2. If a teacher said his classroom was everywhere, what do you think he would mean by that?

Essay Topic 2

Calvin wonders if Charles would be better off at a school in the city where the students are used to greater diversity.

1. Do you think Charles would be better off in a larger school? Why or why not?

2. What do you think Calvin means by greater diversity?

3. If you attend a large school explain what you like or dislike about it. If you came from a smaller school explain the same.

Essay Topic 3

Meg tried to explain to Jenkins that her little brother is tormented by his classmates because he has an IQ that is off the charts and because he knows more than any normal first-grader.

1. What do you think a student should do if she/he doesn't fit into the crowd at school? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

2. What do you think makes a student stick out from others? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think children tend to pick on another who is different?

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