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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. How often does Charles' heart beat inside the mitochondria?

2. Who supports Meg's story?

3. What does Meg do when she reaches out to Mr. Jenkins?

4. What is the third test for Meg and Progo?

5. What does Meg do when the Echthroi and Jenkins speak with one voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the experiment Calvin told Meg about?

2. What does Meg do after Progo Xes himself?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Progo tell Meg about why she was in pain?

10. What happens to Mr. Jenkins in the schoolyard after he faints?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Meg is having trouble coping with the realization that their safe little village is actually as unpredictable and precarious as anywhere else. The uncertainty of life alarms her.

1. Why do you think Meg is alarmed at the uncertainty of life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Have you ever felt that life was scary because it was uncertain? Why or why not?

3. What are some of the things you think are absolutely certain about life and what are some that you think are completely uncertain?

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

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.

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