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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Fortinbras?
(a) The Constable.
(b) The mailman.
(c) Meg's father.
(d) The Murry family dog.

2. How could Mrs. Who's manner of speech be described?
(a) She lisps very heavily.
(b) She can only speak in Shakespearan sonnet form.
(c) She speaks in quotes then forgets what she has said.
(d) She speaks in quotes, sometimes in other languages.

3. Why does Calvin come to the house in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he's avoiding his family.
(b) Because he thought it would be neat to live on his own.
(c) Because he's homeless and looking for shelter.
(d) Because his family kicked him out of their house.

4. What is the individual that the children meet in the haunted house in Chapter 2 wearing and doing?
(a) She's wearing a witch's costume and is sewing.
(b) She's wearing thick glasses and is sewing.
(c) She's wearing sunglasses and is knitting.
(d) She's wearing a black suit and is reading a book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What prompted Calvin to go to the haunted house?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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