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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. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?
3. Who do Charles Wallace, Meg and Fortinbras meet at the house in the woods?
4. What does Calvin do in Chapter 4 that Mrs. Whatsit tells him never to do in her presence?
5. As the children fly up in Chapter 4, why does Meg look at Charles Wallace with a bit of sadness?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?
2. Can you describe Mrs. Which, as seen in Chapter 3?
3. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?
4. How is Charles Wallace a pest to Meg in Chapter 3?
5. Describe Calvin's family life as he tells it to the Murrys.
6. Do you think the family's worries about how Charles Wallace will fit into school next year when he starts are warranted?
7. When the Happy Medium shows Meg her mother, she reacts with anger. Why might this reaction be a good thing this time?
8. Name some of the sensations Meg experiences as she tessers for the first time.
9. Why do you think Mrs. Whatsit gives Charles Wallace the "resilience of your childhood"?
10. How does Mrs. Whatsit use the example of an insect traveling across a piece of string to explain how she and the other women "tesser?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Considering the way children tend to look at parents, discuss how Meg has arrived at that time in life when children begin to realize that parents do not have all the answers. If possible, personalize the essay by giving an example from your own life.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think L'Engle used the term 'tesseract' in her novel? Consider: (1) the exotic nature of the geometric tesseract, (2) the little known vocabulary word, (3) the sense of being scientific the term gives to the novel, and (4) the illusion presented by a rotating tesseract.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay using at least three of Mrs. Who's quotes as main points. Write down the quote and its translation as given by Mrs. Who and then explain what the quote means in your own words.
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