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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. After she tessers with her father and Calvin out of Camazotz, what happens to Meg?
(a) She becomes temporarily paralyzed.
(b) She loses her eyesight.
(c) She becomes an expert at tessering.
(d) She learns a mysterious new language.

2. What does the Man with Red Eyes say when Calvin accuses him of hypnotizing Charles Wallace?
(a) The Man with Red Eyes says nothing at all.
(b) He calls Charles's state of mind sweet and kind.
(c) He thinks hypnotized is a primitive way of describing it.
(d) He completely agrees Charles is hypnotized.

3. Before the children reach Mr. Murry in Chapter 8, who does Charles Wallace show them?
(a) The little boy who couldn't bounce his ball in rhythm.
(b) The wife of the Premiere Coordinator.
(c) Camazotz deviants who will soon be put to sleep.
(d) A woman with red eyes.

4. Meg and Charles Wallace refuse to let Calvin go into the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building by himself. Why?
(a) Meg thinks that Calvin has a bad sense of direction and will exit the wrong way.
(b) Charles Wallace is suspicious and thinks Calvin might be up to something.
(c) Because Meg is scared of being alone with Charles Wallace.
(d) Because Mrs. Whatsit said they must always be together.

5. When the Thing picks Meg up, how many of its arms does it use to cradle her?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Just one.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the face of the strange man who communicates with Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building look like?

2. Charles Wallace takes Meg and Calvin to a transparent column. Who is in that column?

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

4. In Chapter 11, Calvin urges Meg to try explaining to everyone who Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which are, but when Meg tries, she fumbles. Why?

5. How does Charles Wallace react to Meg rushing to the object containing their father in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hypnotized Charles Wallace describe Camazotz?

2. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.

3. Who does Aunt Beast resemble?

4. Aside from being impatient, how else would you describe Meg?

5. When Meg comes to in Chapter 10, she doesn't know where she is and she can't move. What has happened to her after tessering from Camazotz?

6. Back on Earth at the end of the book, what does Mr. Murry say about something he needs to do?

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

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

9. Do you think it's dawning on Meg at all by Chapter 11 that she might end up rescuing her little brother on her own?

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

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