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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. What are the Things in Chapter 10?

2. Why won't the Mrs. W's help Mr. Murry tesser back to Camazotz?

3. Charles does something to the man with strange eyes that he learned from his older twin brothers. What does he do?

4. How did Mr. Murry end up on Camazotz?

5. What happens when Meg rushes to the object with her father inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meg realize for a short moment about herself when Charles points out how being different can lead to unhappiness?

2. Other than being forced, is there another reason that makes Meg follow Charles Wallace when he says he'll lead them to their father?

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

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

5. Who does Aunt Beast resemble?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.

9. How does the hypnotized Charles Wallace describe Camazotz?

10. Does Charles Wallace obey his father when they meet in Chapter 9?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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