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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 does Mrs. Whatsit tell Meg not to cry after seeing the dark shadow?
2. When Mrs. Whatsit rests on a plateau in Chapter 4, what does she show the children?
3. Why does Meg look at her mother with a mixture of admiration and resentment in Chapter 1?
4. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?
5. What does Mrs. Whatsit call Mrs. Murry that "one wouldn't ordinarily think of calling Mrs. Murry?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it important to know that Mrs. Whatsit is over two million years old?
2. What's the first thing the children notice about Camazotz that indicates it's a strange place?
3. How does Mrs. Whatsit use the example of an insect traveling across a piece of string to explain how she and the other women "tesser?"
4. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.
5. Is Charles Wallace a little too protective of Meg? Does he keep her from growing up?
6. When Meg and Calvin talk about Meg's missing father, at one point she says she wishes she were a different person because she hates herself. Do you think she wishes she were more like her mother?
7. Why does Meg sob heavily when she discovers her father is probably behind the Dark Thing?
8. Why do you think Mrs. Whatsit gives Charles Wallace the "resilience of your childhood"?
9. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?
10. Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who continue to elaborate about the fight against the Black Thing by naming other fighters. Who are some of those fighters, and what does it say about the Black Thing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on knowing happiness by knowing sorrow. Is it possible to know what real happiness is when there is no deviation from set patterns in life? The people of Camazotz never show any sign of happiness. Discuss the emotion the people of Camazotz do show, and what it is the result of. How do you think L'Engle is commenting on communism as a controlled way of life? Why do some people in your opinion prefer living under such a system?
Essay Topic 2
Considering the way children tend to look at parents, discuss how Meg has arrived at that time in life when children begin to realize that parents do not have all the answers. If possible, personalize the essay by giving an example from your own life.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on mysteries of the universe. As your three main points, discuss recent findings of planets revolving around other stars, discovery of galaxies never before known to exist, and important scientific discoveries such as finding water on the moon. Conclude your essay with how these mysteries become fertile ground for science fiction writing.
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