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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. The dog growls at the lab door in Chapter 1, and Mrs. Murry goes to see who's there. When she returns, who does she bring inside?
2. Why is the Happy Medium reluctant to look at the children's home planet?
3. How do Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin travel with Mrs. Whatsit?
4. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?
5. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is going on as the story begins?
2. Why is it important to know that Mrs. Whatsit is over two million years old?
3. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?
4. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?
5. How would you explain the reason(s) for Meg's anger?
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. 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?
8. Describe Calvin's family life as he tells it to the Murrys.
9. Can you describe Mrs. Which, as seen in Chapter 3?
10. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the three extraterrestrial women in the novel with the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth. What is the purpose of the witches in Shakespeare's play? Do the three strange women in the novel serve a similar function? Explain your answer giving clear examples.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing the moment in a person's life that the concept of good and evil becomes clear. When is this moment for Meg?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the role of gossip in the novel. The main points of your essay should include (1) how gossip starts like it does from the post office in the novel, (2) how gossip hurts innocent people as it does for Meg, and (3) how it is best to deal with gossip as Mrs. Murry handles it.
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