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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The school principal.
(b) Mrs. Buncombe.
(c) The Tramp.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit.

2. When Charles focuses on the strange man's eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, why does Meg jump on her younger brother with all her might?
(a) She sees that her brother is getting hypnotized.
(b) She is sick and tired of Charles Wallace's antics.
(c) She wants to try jumping the way her twin brothers do.
(d) She wants to look into the man's red eyes.

3. When Meg slides off Mrs. Whatsit's back in Chapter 4, what does she ask Mrs. Which about the dark shadow?
(a) "Is that dark thing a new weather pattern?"
(b) "Is that what my father is fighting?"
(c) "What is that dark thing called?"
(d) "Is my father's research going to eliminate the dark thing? "

4. How does Calvin nearly break Charles Wallace out of his spell in Chapter 9?
(a) He punches Charles Wallace in the gut.
(b) He likens Charles to Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
(c) He compares Charles Wallace to Jesus.
(d) He recites a love sonnet to Charles Wallace.

5. In Chapter 3, why does Calvin say Meg is so lucky?
(a) Because she has a massive house with many rooms.
(b) Because her mother is pretty and is a great cook.
(c) Because her mother knows her name.
(d) She lives in a nice house and has a wonderful loving family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Thing picks Meg up, how many of its arms does it use to cradle her?

2. What does the face of the strange man who communicates with Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building look like?

3. Seeing the picture of Meg's father, who does Calvin say he looks like?

4. What happens in Chapter 4 when Meg suddenly finds herself alone in darkness and has no sense of where she is?

5. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?

(see the answer key)

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