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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 does Chuck find on the first page of a journal in a strongbox in the attic in Chapter 9?

2. What does Grandmother do in Chapter 9 to bring in money?

3. Where does Paddy suggest that Duthbert send Chuck?

4. What is the name of the cat that Beezie thinks is about to have kittens?

5. What is Beezie's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Maddox learn about her finances after her husband dies, and what do they do to try to raise money?

2. What are the homes of the Maddox and Llawcae homes like?

3. What is the situation with Branzillo after Charles Wallace returns from his travels with Gaudior?

4. What can Charles Wallace see when they arrive at Gaudior's home?

5. How does it feel for Charles to go Within Matthew Maddox?

6. What is in the strongbox that Chuck finds in the attic?

7. Why does Gwen go with Bran, not Zillah?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Mrs. O'Keefe want the Murry's to see?

9. In Chapter 11, how does Matthew know that there is something wrong with Bran?

10. How does Charles Wallace cut the ropes that bind him to Gaudior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Maddox dies and leaves his family financially destitute. How do the Maddoxes try to survive after Mr. Maddox dies? What role does desperation play in the decisions Mrs. Maddox makes to try to survive?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

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