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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. When all of the main characters get back to Earth, where do they land?
2. When one of the Things scoops Meg up, what does it tell Mr. Murry it's doing?
3. How did Mr. Murry end up on Camazotz?
4. What is the reminder Mrs. Whatsit says about Camazotz that pains Meg?
5. Meg and Charles Wallace refuse to let Calvin go into the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building by himself. Why?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 10, what disappoints Meg most about her father?
2. Meg goes from a baby having a tantrum to a somewhat-mature young woman in a flash when she suddenly decides to go alone to rescue Charles Wallace. Is this turn-around too quick?
3. Aside from being impatient, how else would you describe Meg?
4. Back on Earth at the end of the book, what does Mr. Murry say about something he needs to do?
5. Calvin says that if three of the Beasts arrived on his planet, he would shoot them. What does that say about his beliefs?
6. People on Camazotz refer to IT but never define what IT is. Why?
7. Describe the Man with Red Eyes.
8. Relate the message Mrs. Which gives Meg when she lands for the second time on Camazotz.
9. What does Meg say she understands when she agrees to go on her own to rescue Charles Wallace?
10. What does Meg realize for a short moment about herself when Charles points out how being different can lead to unhappiness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Considering the teenage years in a young person's life, discuss the self-loathing Meg goes through. Is she really different from most other pre-adolescent girls? Compare Meg and Calvin to discuss whether growing up is more difficult for a girl than for a boy.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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