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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Meg do when Charles Wallace doesn't let her inside the object containing her father?
(a) She gets down on her knees and begs.
(b) She hurls herself at him.
(c) She kicks him in the head and knocks him down.
(d) She tries to reason with him.

2. Why won't the Mrs. W's help Mr. Murry tesser back to Camazotz?
(a) Because they somehow know he will not succeed.
(b) Because they're too tired to teach proper tessering.
(c) Because they instantly dislike Mr. Murry.
(d) Because they are not good at tessering themselves.

3. What does the face of the strange man who communicates with Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building look like?
(a) He has no face.
(b) His eyes are bright with a reddish glow.
(c) He has a very sweet face that's hard to describe.
(d) He has blue eyes that remind Meg of her father.

4. In Chapter 8, Charles says everything on Camazotz is in order. Why?
(a) Because there is no leader on the planet.
(b) Because everybody has learned to submit.
(c) Because everybody rebels against tradition.
(d) Because everybody goes to a party everyday.

5. When Meg is about to leave on her rescue mission, why does she ask her father for forgiveness?
(a) Because she accused him of hating Charles Wallace.
(b) Because she called him a bad father.
(c) Because she said she hated him.
(d) She made him feel bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man with strange eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building try to control the children's minds?

2. At one point in Chapter 8, Charles Wallace leads Calvin and Meg through a wall by raising his hand. What exactly did he do to get through a solid wall?

3. What does Charles Wallace tell Meg in Chapter 9 that she must do in order to get to her father?

4. How does Calvin nearly break Charles Wallace out of his spell in Chapter 9?

5. Where does Charles Wallace take Meg, Calvin and Mr. Murry in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe IT and your first reaction to reading what IT actually is.

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. In Chapter 10, what disappoints Meg most about her father?

4. Describe Meg's reaction to the Beast who first touches her cheek with its tentacle.

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

6. Do you think it's dawning on Meg at all by Chapter 11 that she might end up rescuing her little brother on her own?

7. Describe Mr. Murry when the children see him in Chapter 9.

8. Aside from being impatient, how else would you describe Meg?

9. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?

10. Back on Earth at the end of the book, what does Mr. Murry say about something he needs to do?

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