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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 impresses the twins about Calvin more than Meg?

2. After Mrs. Whatsit metamorphoses, what do the children call her?

3. After Meg, who is the next family member to enter the kitchen in Chapter 1?

4. When the children and the ladies are about to tesser in Chapter 5, who goes first?

5. Why does Charles Wallace agree to take Fortinbras with them into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, is Meg happy that she met Calvin, a popular athlete at school, or that she might be seeing her father again?

2. Why is Meg so perturbed that Charles Wallace and Mrs. Murry are so quick to welcome Mrs. Whatsit into their home?

3. How would you define the tesseract?

4. Can you describe Mrs. Which, as seen in Chapter 3?

5. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?

6. Do you find it believable that Charles Wallace, a five-year-old boy who has not yet started school, is so articulate, so well-spoken and so assured of himself?

7. What was Mrs Whatsit and what did she do before she became who she is now?

8. Describe Meg's appearance.

9. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.

10. Why do the children need the flowers during the flight with Mrs. Whatsit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze weaknesses in the novel. Begin with the trite opening sentence; mention the mixed metaphors of the strange women who lead the children to Mr. Murry; and mention anything you feel is never quite made clear in the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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