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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. Why is Mr. Murry unsure how long he was imprisoned on Camazotz?
2. When one of the Things scoops Meg up, what does it tell Mr. Murry it's doing?
3. Although Charles Wallace looks the same after being hypnotized, he acts as if someone has possessed him. How does Meg know this?
4. In Chapter 8, Charles says everything on Camazotz is in order. Why?
5. Why is Meg so cold in her paralysis?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.
2. People on Camazotz refer to IT but never define what IT is. Why?
3. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?
4. Calvin says that if three of the Beasts arrived on his planet, he would shoot them. What does that say about his beliefs?
5. 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?
6. Meg goes from a baby having a tantrum to a somewhat-mature young woman in a flash when she suddenly decides to go alone to rescue Charles Wallace. Is this turn-around too quick?
7. What emotion does Camazotz rely most upon to control its citizens?
8. Does Charles Wallace obey his father when they meet in Chapter 9?
9. Describe Meg's reaction to the Beast who first touches her cheek with its tentacle.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the socialistic conformity of the people on Camazotz. Consider that the novel was written during the so-called Cold War. Discuss the similarities and differences of the Camazotz people and Earth people. Summarize what L'Engle is saying about the contrast between democracy and communism.
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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