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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 does Mrs. Whatsit say in Chapter 1 that makes Mrs. Murry's face turn white?
2. Who was Charles Wallace with when he discovered where Mrs. Whatsit and her friends lived?
3. How does Meg react when the Happy Medium shows her mother in the crystal ball?
4. How old does Mrs. Whatsit say she is?
5. How many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you define the tesseract?
2. What's the first thing the children notice about Camazotz that indicates it's a strange place?
3. Describe Calvin's family life as he tells it to the Murrys.
4. 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?
5. Is Charles Wallace a little too protective of Meg? Does he keep her from growing up?
6. 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?"
7. How would you explain the reason(s) for Meg's anger?
8. Why does Meg sob heavily when she discovers her father is probably behind the Dark Thing?
9. Describe Meg's appearance.
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think L'Engle used the term 'tesseract' in her novel? Consider: (1) the exotic nature of the geometric tesseract, (2) the little known vocabulary word, (3) the sense of being scientific the term gives to the novel, and (4) the illusion presented by a rotating tesseract.
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