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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. How does the author describe Calvin O'Keefe when Meg and Charles Wallace first meet him?
2. What is the strange feeling that Calvin has before they go to CENTRAL Central Intelligence?
3. When the kids return home in Chapter 3, what is Mrs. Murry doing in her lab?
4. on what planet have the children landed in Chapter 4?
5. Why does the Happy Medium feel embarrassed when she shows Calvin's mother in her crystal ball?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the image of Calvin's mother make the Happy Medium react in a negative way?
2. Do you think the family's worries about how Charles Wallace will fit into school next year when he starts are warranted?
3. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.
4. When Meg and Calvin talk about Meg's missing father, at one point she says she wishes she were a different person because she hates herself. Do you think she wishes she were more like her mother?
5. When the Happy Medium shows Meg her mother, she reacts with anger. Why might this reaction be a good thing this time?
6. 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.
7. Why is Meg so perturbed that Charles Wallace and Mrs. Murry are so quick to welcome Mrs. Whatsit into their home?
8. How does Calvin's personal life form him?
9. Why do the children need the flowers during the flight with Mrs. Whatsit?
10. How does seeing her planet from a distance covered in a black haze help Meg better understand her home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider Sandy and Dennis as normal boys. Analyze how these boys (older than Charles Wallace but younger than Meg) appear more like the norm for young boys. Main points include (1) they are average students, (2) they are interested in sports and know Calvin for his ball playing ability, and (3) they are critical of Meg and Charles Wallace because they are different.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss in detail the contrast between the Murry family and the O'Keefe family. Discuss the implied factor that makes the O'Keefe family dysfunctional. Mention the reason Calvin can see in Meg's family what she misses because of taking so many things for granted.
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