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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. In Chapter 8, Charles says everything on Camazotz is in order. Why?
(a) Because everybody goes to a party everyday.
(b) Because there is no leader on the planet.
(c) Because everybody rebels against tradition.
(d) Because everybody has learned to submit.

2. What is it that Meg has but IT does not have?
(a) The ability to work math.
(b) The ability to remember.
(c) The ability to reason.
(d) The ability to love.

3. Why can't Charles Wallace taste any of the food in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?
(a) He has never had turkey before.
(b) He's ill but only discovers it when he eats the food.
(c) He has shut his mind completely to the Man with the Red Eyes.
(d) He's too scared to taste anything.

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

5. What does Meg give her father in Chapter 9 when she realizes what is wrong with him upon their being reunited?
(a) Some food.
(b) A family photograph.
(c) Mrs. Who's glasses.
(d) A lock of her mother's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Meg conclude in Chapter 10 that her father isn't very good at tessering?

2. Soon after Meg is reunited with her father in Chapter 9, what, to her horror, does she realize about him?

3. What does Charles Wallace tell Meg and Calvin to do in front of the strange man in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?

4. Aunt Beast tells Meg that in the fight against the Black Thing, the following helps the Beasts:

5. Aside from Mrs. Whatsit, who else is certain that Meg will not encounter a fatal danger when she goes to rescue Charles Wallace?

Short Essay Questions

1. Meg goes from a baby having a tantrum to a somewhat-mature young woman in a flash when she suddenly decides to go alone to rescue Charles Wallace. Is this turn-around too quick?

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. Describe IT and your first reaction to reading what IT actually is.

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

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

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

7. What does Mr. Murry tell Calvin about his experience in Camazotz that leads Meg to doubt her father?

8. Describe Meg's reaction to the Beast who first touches her cheek with its tentacle.

9. Describe Mr. Murry when the children see him in Chapter 9.

10. Does Charles Wallace obey his father when they meet in Chapter 9?

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