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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When all of the main characters get back to Earth, where do they land?
(a) In the haunted house.
(b) In the twins' vegetable garden.
(c) In the lab.
(d) In the Murry's kitchen.

2. What is the name of the Beasts' planet?
(a) Ixchel.
(b) Land of the Beasts.
(c) Little Uriel.
(d) Camazotz Two.

3. In Chapter 11, when Mr. Murry demands the Beasts put Meg down, who do they ask to speak with?
(a) IT.
(b) Mrs. Murry.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Meg.

4. When the Man with the Red Eyes decides to let Meg see her father, who does he assign to take her?
(a) One of his men.
(b) Charles Wallace.
(c) Himself.
(d) Calvin.

5. When Meg is about to leave on her rescue mission, why does she ask her father for forgiveness?
(a) She made him feel bad.
(b) Because she said she hated him.
(c) Because she accused him of hating Charles Wallace.
(d) Because she called him a bad father.

Short Answer Questions

1. At first, Meg cannot get enough of the Beasts' delicious food, but she loses her appetite when her father says ____________________________.

2. Why is Meg so cold in her paralysis?

3. What does Meg do when Charles Wallace doesn't let her inside the object containing her father?

4. What happens when Meg rushes to the object with her father inside?

5. Meg and Calvin repeatedly question Charles Wallace on their way to Mr. Murry in Chapter 8. In response, what does he warn them he will do?

Short Essay Questions

1. People on Camazotz refer to IT but never define what IT is. Why?

2. Calvin says that if three of the Beasts arrived on his planet, he would shoot them. What does that say about his beliefs?

3. The Beasts have a much smaller vocabulary than the humans, yet they are very capable of communicating well. Why is that?

4. Although the children refuse to obey the command of Man with Red Eyes to recite the multiplication tables, he is hardly discouraged because they're still young. "The younger the better," he says. What does he mean?

5. Other than being forced, is there another reason that makes Meg follow Charles Wallace when he says he'll lead them to their father?

6. In Chapter 10, what disappoints Meg most about her father?

7. How does the hypnotized Charles Wallace describe Camazotz?

8. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.

9. What does Meg realize for a short moment about herself when Charles points out how being different can lead to unhappiness?

10. Relate the message Mrs. Which gives Meg when she lands for the second time on Camazotz.

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