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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 say he will do if they fail the test?

2. What does Mrs. Murry think the flu going around really is?

3. How many dragon wings does Charles insist he saw?

4. Why are the twins waiting for Charles?

5. What does Blajeny say about Charles' illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Murry say to Meg about Charles' problems at school?

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

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

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

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

6. What do the three Jenkinses say to Meg's inquiry about Charles and Louise?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blajeny explains that some things can only be understood with one's heart or intuition, not with one's logical mind.

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

2. Explain a situation you handled based on intuition or a problem you solved.

3. Do you think problem solving works best intuitively or logically? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Metron Ariston is in reality a Greek phrase that can be translated as the Golden Mean, or "All things in moderation." The author has appropriately named this place where humans, stars and farandolae can all be the same size.

1. Why do you think all things in moderation is important?

2. What situations in your life do you think could use moderation? Describe one such situation without moderation and what it might look like with moderation.

3. Do you think life is better if lived with moderation? Why or why not?

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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