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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Mrs. Whatsit say she is?
(a) She can't remember she's so old.
(b) About one hundred years old.
(c) 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months and 3 days.
(d) Twenty years old because she was born on Leap Year.

2. Why does the Happy Medium feel embarrassed when she shows Calvin's mother in her crystal ball?
(a) Because she's not wearing any clothing.
(b) She's so beautiful that she worries Meg will be jealous.
(c) Because she's messy, ugly and yells at her children.
(d) Because she curses between every word.

3. What is the example Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who utilize to illustrate how tessering works?
(a) An ant crawling on the stem of a flower.
(b) A bee flying from flower to flower.
(c) An ant scurrying into a hole in the ground.
(d) An insect on a string.

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

5. How does Meg react when the Happy Medium shows her mother in the crystal ball?
(a) At first she cries, then resolves to find her father.
(b) She gloats because her mother is so beautiful.
(c) She has no reaction.
(d) She can't stop crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Whatsit give to Charles Wallace before they part ways in Chapter 6?

2. How did Mrs. Whatsit know where Charles Wallace lived?

3. What worries Charles Wallace about going to school next year?

4. What is the weather like the night Mrs. Whatsit appeared at the Murry house?

5. What does the Medium show everyone as proof that the Dark Thing can be overcome?

(see the answer key)

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