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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A boy on his paper route stops and asks Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace what they're doing on the street when only who is allowed out?

2. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?

3. Why does Dennys believe that Charles Wallace will have a hard time in school next year?

4. What does the individual that the children meet in the haunted house in Chapter 2 call Charles Wallace and Meg?

5. After Meg sees the dark thing, who is she most concerned for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you define the tesseract?

2. How does seeing her planet from a distance covered in a black haze help Meg better understand her home?

3. Describe Meg's appearance.

4. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.

5. Why does the image of Calvin's mother make the Happy Medium react in a negative way?

6. Why is it important to know that Mrs. Whatsit is over two million years old?

7. Mrs. Whatsit says that when they return back to earth, Mrs. Murry won't notice that they were gone at all. Why?

8. As Charles Wallace and Meg head into the woods to the haunted house, several things happen between these two siblings that show their closeness. Name one thing that happens and how it demonstrates their close bond.

9. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?

10. Do you think the family's worries about how Charles Wallace will fit into school next year when he starts are warranted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Address the character Calvin O'Keefe in the novel. Detail how he is different from other students his age, how he deals with the situation, how he recognizes the problem with Meg, and how he is able to help her see herself from a different perspective.

Essay Topic 2

Considering the teenage years in a young person's life, discuss the self-loathing Meg goes through. Is she really different from most other pre-adolescent girls? Compare Meg and Calvin to discuss whether growing up is more difficult for a girl than for a boy.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of gossip in the novel. The main points of your essay should include (1) how gossip starts like it does from the post office in the novel, (2) how gossip hurts innocent people as it does for Meg, and (3) how it is best to deal with gossip as Mrs. Murry handles it.

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