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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the children fly up in Chapter 4, why does Meg look at Charles Wallace with a bit of sadness?
(a) She realizes that he's smarter than she.
(b) She feels he's growing away from her.
(c) She thinks he's being mean to her.
(d) She thinks he's a secret spy.

2. Meg asks her mother to tell her more about the tesseract in Chapter 3, but what does Mrs. Murry tell her instead?
(a) To forget about it; it was nothing after all.
(b) Walk to the library and research it herself.
(c) Walk to the supermarket and pick up some milk.
(d) Go for a walk with Calvin.

3. Who appears after Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who, proclaiming that "weee hhave mmuch ttoo ddoo?"
(a) Mrs. Murry.
(b) The postmistress.
(c) Mrs. Whatsit.
(d) Mrs. Which.

4. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?
(a) She's in a place that's identical to the one she left.
(b) She's in a field with exotic animals.
(c) She's in a beautiful sunlit field on a fine spring day.
(d) She's in an ugly, neglected, and scary looking field.

5. How did Mrs. Whatsit know where Charles Wallace lived?
(a) She simply guessed and was correct.
(b) She looked up the directions on a map.
(c) By the smell.
(d) By its unique style.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Murry tell Calvin she continues with an experiment that afternoon that she and Mr. Murry had started earlier?

2. What impresses the twins about Calvin more than Meg?

3. What does Mrs. Whatsit say in Chapter 1 that makes Mrs. Murry's face turn white?

4. Why is Meg bored in math class?

5. Who is Fortinbras?

(see the answer key)

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