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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. While in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, Meg asks for food because she's hungry. What do four men in smocks arrive with moments later?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Something that smells like a roasted pig.
(c) Cheeseburgers and fries.
(d) A table and something that smelled like turkey.

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

3. Although Charles Wallace looks the same after being hypnotized, he acts as if someone has possessed him. How does Meg know this?
(a) He calls her Mary.
(b) His eyes turn cold and strange.
(c) He calls her Mother.
(d) He calls her Margaret.

4. What do Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace see at the end of the room filled with machines in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?
(a) A platform made to look like a boxing ring.
(b) A platform with just a chair on it and nothing else.
(c) A platform with ballerinas dancing to music.
(d) A platform with a chair, and a man.

5. Mrs. Whatsit says the reason that Mr. Murry is bad at tessering is:
(a) He always does it with his eyes closed.
(b) He treats it like an everyday event.
(c) That he still treats it like he's working with a machine.
(d) He lacks good coordination.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the man with strange eyes react to Meg's action toward Charles when Charles was looking into the strange man's eyes?

3. Mrs. Whatsit says that if the Happy Medium could always tell them what was going to happen, they would be just like the people of Camazotz because:

4. How has Mr. Murry's appearance changed when the children see him in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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. What emotion does Camazotz rely most upon to control its citizens?

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

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

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

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

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

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