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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 can't Meg hug Mrs. Whatsit when she sees her again in Chapter 12?
2. While in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, Meg asks for food because she's hungry. What do four men in smocks arrive with moments later?
3. How do the Beasts help Meg recover?
4. Who comes up with the idea for the name "Aunt Beast"?
5. Why does Mr. Murry hand Mrs. Who's glasses back to Meg in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. Aside from being impatient, how else would you describe Meg?
2. How does the hypnotized Charles Wallace describe Camazotz?
3. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?
4. Does Charles Wallace obey his father when they meet in Chapter 9?
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. Describe Meg's reaction to the Beast who first touches her cheek with its tentacle.
7. Calvin says that if three of the Beasts arrived on his planet, he would shoot them. What does that say about his beliefs?
8. What does Mr. Murry tell Calvin about his experience in Camazotz that leads Meg to doubt her father?
9. Meg and Calvin accuse the Man with Red Eyes of hypnotizing Charles Wallace. The Man with Red Eyes says that's a "primitive" way of describing what he's done. How would you describe it?
10. Other than being forced, is there another reason that makes Meg follow Charles Wallace when he says he'll lead them to their father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Considering the teenage years in a young person's life, discuss the self-loathing Meg goes through. Is she really different from most other pre-adolescent girls? Compare Meg and Calvin to discuss whether growing up is more difficult for a girl than for a boy.
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