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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 Progo believe about Meg's parents and the world?

2. What does Proginoskes tell Meg they have to find out?

3. What does Charles tell Meg about school and his behavior?

4. What does Charles think he needs to do about school?

5. How does Proginoskes communicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Progo explain a namer to Meg?

2. What does Progo say about love when he tries to get Meg to understand about Mr. Jenkins and her hate?

3. What does Blajeny want with the children and why?

4. Where do Meg and Progo go after she has breakfast, who do they meet first and what does he say to them?

5. Who joins Meg and Calvin in the garden, what does he say, and then what show up?

6. How does Meg feel about Mr. Jenkins, why does she go to see him and what happened when she did?

7. What is Calvin's assignment?

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

9. What does Charles look like when he comes home from school and what does Meg ask him?

10. What has Blajeny told the children that has Charles happy?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The soul represents the best part of a man's nature, and Meg is directed to recognize and love Jenkins' soul even if she deplores his behavior or personality. This concept also focuses on spiritual morality, referring to the Christian admonition to love thy enemy, or love thy neighbor as thyself. However, most religions and spiritual practices preach this concept as well, and it is, at its core, a humanist concept, whether connected to religion or not. Despite the book's use of Christian mythology, the precepts it teaches are universal.

1. Do you think you could love a person while deploring his/her behavior? Why or why not?

2. How do you think the world would change if everyone was able to love a person's soul?

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