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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 spurts from the creature?

2. What does Progo call Earth?

3. What does Blajeny tell Meg and Proginoskes they must do?

4. What does Proginoskes suggest Meg might be since she was assigned to work with him?

5. Why did Charles bring Louise to school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Charles say to Meg about mitochondria and farandolae?

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

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

5. What does Mr. Murry believe about his wife's work and what does she realize about the relationship between their work?

6. Where does Progo decide to take Meg to show her what the Echthroi are and why?

7. What happens when Charles and Meg get to the garden and there are no dragons?

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

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

10. What assignments has Blajeny given the children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meg eyes Charles Wallace. His clothes are torn, and he sports a fresh bruise under his left eye. Meg questions him about this latest beating. Charles Wallace has only been in school for two months, but every week he comes home with fresh injuries.

1. There always seems to be several children in school who are singled out for being bullied. Why do you think this happens? Use examples from the book and from your own life to support your answer.

2. If you saw a child being bullied and beaten by others, what would you do? Why would you do it?

3. Do you think it is the students', the teachers or the principal's job or all three, to help a student who is being bullied? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In this climactic chapter, the author concludes her morality tale by advancing the notion that struggling with evil is not an effective way of overcoming it. As she emphasizes in each of the Time Quartet books, love is the strongest force in the universe, and only through love can evil be vanquished.

1. Why do you think the author suggests that struggling with evil is not the best way to deal with it?

2. Do you think love can overcome evil? Why or why not?

3. Do you think you could love something as evil as the Echthroi like Meg did? Why or why not?

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