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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. Through Charles Wallace, readers discover that Mrs. Whatsit took something from Mrs. Buncombe. What did she take?
2. According to the Route Boy, what is in this most oriented city on the planet?
3. What does Charles Wallace offer to make in the kitchen?
4. Why does Meg look at her mother with a mixture of admiration and resentment in Chapter 1?
5. What does Calvin read to Charles Wallace before putting him to bed in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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.
2. What upsets Charles Wallace and Meg about finding Calvin at the haunted house?
3. How does Calvin's personal life form him?
4. What was Mrs Whatsit and what did she do before she became who she is now?
5. Is Charles Wallace a little too protective of Meg? Does he keep her from growing up?
6. Do you think Meg reacts too strongly to Charles' and Mrs. Who's talk about her father in Chapter 2?
7. Why does the image of Calvin's mother make the Happy Medium react in a negative way?
8. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?
9. Name some of the sensations Meg experiences as she tessers for the first time.
10. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on how things are so in fantasy fiction if the author says they are so. Find at least three things in the novel that the reader accepts as true because the author says they are. Be specific with your examples, giving lines from the novel to back up your contention.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on mysteries of the universe. As your three main points, discuss recent findings of planets revolving around other stars, discovery of galaxies never before known to exist, and important scientific discoveries such as finding water on the moon. Conclude your essay with how these mysteries become fertile ground for science fiction writing.
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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