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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 is Progo not surprised there are Echthroi on Earth?

2. What does Charles ask Meg when she returns with her sweater?

3. Why is Charles upset with Meg?

4. What does Meg want Louise to do?

5. What does Meg ask the three Jenkinses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Meg takes Louise from Charles what does she ask the Jenkinses?

4. What does Progo answer when Meg asks him about failing the test?

5. Whom does Blajeny introduce to the children and what is that person?

6. What does Progo tell Meg the morning after she met him?

7. What does Meg tell her mother Charles thinks is wrong with him?

8. Who comes striding out of the woods where Meg, Charles and Calvin are standing?

9. How does Progo explain a namer to Meg?

10. Where is the rest of the Murry family when Meg and Charles talk at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By naming him and showing him that he is loveable, Meg has irrevocably changed Mr. Jenkins.

1. Why do you think Meg naming Mr. Jenkins changed him?

2. Describe an incident in your life where love has changed you.

Essay Topic 2

Jenkins is beginning to realize that his judgment of others and inflated sense of superiority were actually only masks designed to hide his feelings of inferiority.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Describe a person you know or have heard of who acted superior but really felt inferior.

Essay Topic 3

Although Sporos is an imaginary creature, he represents some very real human frailties. His pride and need to feel superior to others creates a parallel to Mr. Jenkins' character.

1. Why do you think a person might need to feel superior to others? Use examples from the book and/or your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think the character of Sporos parallels Mr. Jenkins' character? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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