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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 can't Progo kythe with Jenkins?

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

3. What does Meg do to help Jenkins?

4. When Meg throws herself into the Echthroi who joins her?

5. What does Calvin tell Mr. Jenkins about plants and communication and distance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sporos do when the Echthroi takes over Mr. Jenkins?

2. What does Calvin tell Meg about kything with adults?

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

4. What does Mr. Jenkins think is happening to him and what does Blajeny say is the truth?

5. What does Meg do after Progo Xes himself?

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

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

8. Why does Calvin tell Jenkins about the biologist and Calvin's bean plants?

9. What does Jenkins say about the Deepened farae and communication?

10. What did Progo say about Sporos and the Echthroi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Meg begs Sporos to Deepen, saying that it is their only chance of survival. Sporos turns to Senex, the adult fara that is Sporos' parent, and he decides to Deepen. For Sporos to deepen means to mature. The author is saying we can't stay children forever.

1. What are the pros and cons to staying a child forever?

2. How would you say you and your parent or guardian is different because of age?

3. What do you see yourself doing at the age of 30? Do you look forward to being that age?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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