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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Whatsit call Mrs. Murry that "one wouldn't ordinarily think of calling Mrs. Murry?"
(a) Honey.
(b) Ma'am.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Dearie.

2. Why does Dennys believe that Charles Wallace will have a hard time in school next year?
(a) Charles Wallace can walk but cannot talk.
(b) Charles Wallace has two names instead of one.
(c) Because people are used to thinking he's dumb.
(d) Because Charles Wallace is so handsome.

3. Who do Charles Wallace, Meg and Fortinbras meet at the house in the woods?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Calvin O'Keefe.
(c) The school principal.
(d) Mrs. Murry.

4. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?
(a) In the house around the corner from theirs.
(b) In the old shingled house across the street.
(c) In the old shingled house in the back of the woods.
(d) In a large building in the neighboring town.

5. Why does Meg look at her mother with a mixture of admiration and resentment in Chapter 1?
(a) Her mother is pretty and every man wants to marry her.
(b) Her mother works at home and always looks fresh.
(c) Her mother is beautiful and speaks fluent French.
(d) Her mother is a kind and beautiful woman, as well as a brilliant scientist.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Meg, who is the next family member to enter the kitchen in Chapter 1?

2. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?

3. Through Charles Wallace, readers discover that Mrs. Whatsit took something from Mrs. Buncombe. What did she take?

4. Who do the children meet when they enter the haunted house in Chapter 2?

5. How does the author describe Calvin O'Keefe when Meg and Charles Wallace first meet him?

(see the answer key)

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