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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 tell Meg she must do?

2. What makes Meg decide to be nicer towards Mr. Jenkins?

3. What did Calvin do with his first bean seed?

4. What do Calvin and Meg do when the little farandolae won't listen to them?

5. What does Blajeny chide Progo about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the little farandolae doing in the and what is the result?

2. What does Meg do when the Echthroi takes over Mr. Jenkins?

3. What does Progo tell Meg is the cause of Charles' illness?

4. What does the group listen to in the mitochondria?

5. What does the inside of the mitochondria look and feel like?

6. What does Meg tell Jenkins about when she first kythes with him and how does he feel about it?

7. What does Jenkins come to understand about Charles?

8. What does Jenkins feel he lacks and how do he and Meg resolve their differences?

9. What does Meg hear the Echthros-Jenkins say to the dancing farandolae?

10. How does Meg finally deal with Mr. Jenkins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 3, the children meet Blajeny and the cherubim, Proginoskes. These fantastical characters, juxtaposed with the everyday normality of making cocoa at the Murry house, help lend the story characteristics of magic realism.

1. From this statement what do you think magic realism means?

2. Why do you think an author would write about ordinary events, such as making cocoa, in a book in which much that takes place is not real?

3. Did the children meeting Proginoskes seem as real to you as drinking cocoa? Why or why not?

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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