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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. 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 with just a chair on it and nothing else.
(b) A platform made to look like a boxing ring.
(c) A platform with a chair, and a man.
(d) A platform with ballerinas dancing to music.

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

3. 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 has learned to submit.
(d) Because everybody rebels against tradition.

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

5. 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) He calls her Mother.
(c) His eyes turn cold and strange.
(d) He calls her Margaret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man with Red Eyes say when Calvin accuses him of hypnotizing Charles Wallace?

2. After being hypnotized, what does Charles Wallace call Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which?

3. After she tessers with her father and Calvin out of Camazotz, what happens to Meg?

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

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. Who does Aunt Beast resemble?

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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