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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. Who comes up with the idea for the name "Aunt Beast"?
(a) Meg.
(b) Mr. Murry.
(c) One of the other beasts.
(d) The beast.

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

3. At one point in Chapter 8, Charles Wallace leads Calvin and Meg through a wall by raising his hand. What exactly did he do to get through a solid wall?
(a) He performed magic and made the wall disappear.
(b) His supernatural strengths crushed the wall.
(c) The wall was a figment of Meg's and Calvin's imagination.
(d) He rearranged the atoms in the wall.

4. Why does Meg conclude in Chapter 10 that her father isn't very good at tessering?
(a) He thinks he is at home.
(b) They are still on Camazotz.
(c) He has no idea where they are now.
(d) They transport to the planet of Uriel.

5. What does Calvin attempt with Charles Wallace in Chapter 8 that nearly costs him and Meg to lose their chance to get to Mr. Murry?
(a) He punches Charles very hard.
(b) He tries to trick him into thinking he and Meg agree.
(c) He hugs Charles warmly and congratulates him.
(d) He tries to pin Charles to the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meg give her father in Chapter 9 when she realizes what is wrong with him upon their being reunited?

2. 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?

3. Where does Charles Wallace take Meg, Calvin and Mr. Murry in Chapter 9?

4. When Charles focuses on the strange man's eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, why does Meg jump on her younger brother with all her might?

5. Why won't the Mrs. W's help Mr. Murry tesser back to Camazotz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Aunt Beast resemble?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.

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

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

9. 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?

10. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?

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