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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. When the Man with the Red Eyes decides to let Meg see her father, who does he assign to take her?
(a) One of his men.
(b) Himself.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Calvin.

2. When Meg is reunited with her father at the Beasts' dining table, why does she feel distant from him?
(a) He's not properly concerned about Charles Wallace.
(b) He doesn't show much interest in her recovery.
(c) He seems more determined to get back to his wife.
(d) He's not sweet and soft nor as tall as the Beasts.

3. What eventually gets Meg through the object containing her father and able to get to him?
(a) Mrs. Whatsit's advice to be angry.
(b) The sound of Mrs. Which's voice somewhere.
(c) Calvin's incredible strength.
(d) Mrs. Who's glasses.

4. Who comes up with the idea for the name "Aunt Beast"?
(a) The beast.
(b) One of the other beasts.
(c) Meg.
(d) Mr. Murry.

5. Why does Mr. Murry hand Mrs. Who's glasses back to Meg in Chapter 11?
(a) Their virtue has gone and they are now only glass.
(b) He doesn't believe in Mrs. Who, so he feels no need to keep them.
(c) They are ugly and don't look nice on him.
(d) They didn't work as Mrs. Who said they would.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Mr. Murry's appearance changed when the children see him in Chapter 9?

2. Meg and Charles Wallace refuse to let Calvin go into the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building by himself. Why?

3. Why does Meg conclude in Chapter 10 that her father isn't very good at tessering?

4. Why does Meg realize she's the only one who can rescue Charles Wallace?

5. What does Meg do when Charles Wallace doesn't let her inside the object containing her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hypnotized Charles Wallace describe Camazotz?

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. The Beasts have a much smaller vocabulary than the humans, yet they are very capable of communicating well. Why is that?

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 emotion does Camazotz rely most upon to control its citizens?

9. 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?

10. Who does Aunt Beast resemble?

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