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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 is Charles Wallace's interesting explanation for the lack of conflict on Camazotz?
2. After she tessers with her father and Calvin out of Camazotz, what happens to Meg?
3. How does Calvin nearly break Charles Wallace out of his spell in Chapter 9?
4. In Chapter 11, Calvin urges Meg to try explaining to everyone who Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which are, but when Meg tries, she fumbles. Why?
5. What does the face of the strange man who communicates with Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building look like?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Meg's reaction to the Beast who first touches her cheek with its tentacle.
2. 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?
3. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.
4. What does Mr. Murry tell Calvin about his experience in Camazotz that leads Meg to doubt her father?
5. The Beasts have a much smaller vocabulary than the humans, yet they are very capable of communicating well. Why is that?
6. Aside from being impatient, how else would you describe Meg?
7. 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?
8. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?
9. Does Charles Wallace obey his father when they meet in Chapter 9?
10. In Chapter 10, what disappoints Meg most about her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the three extraterrestrial women in the novel with the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth. What is the purpose of the witches in Shakespeare's play? Do the three strange women in the novel serve a similar function? Explain your answer giving clear examples.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze what happens when one source dictates what everyone thinks and does. Divide your essay into three main points: What happens to creativity? What happens to productivity? What happens to individuality?
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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