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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author describe Calvin O'Keefe when Meg and Charles Wallace first meet him?
(a) Tall, with orange hair, freckles, and blue eyes.
(b) Short with black hair and blue eyes.
(c) Tall, with black hair, pale skin and blue eyes.
(d) Tall and blond.

3. Why is school "all wrong" for Meg in Chapter 1?
(a) She's been dropped to the lowest section in her grade.
(b) The school uniforms are not fashionable.
(c) No boys like Meg.
(d) The classes are too easy and boring for Meg.

4. When Charles Wallace, Meg, and Calvin enter town on Camazotz, what do they think is odd about the children?
(a) They hold skip ropes and balls but aren't play with them.
(b) They are all skipping rope and bouncing balls in rhythm.
(c) They speak a strange language.
(d) They aren't children but small adults.

5. Why does Meg get into a fight with a boy after school?
(a) Because he called her little brother dumb.
(b) The boy makes fun of her glasses.
(c) Because he called her twin brothers normal.
(d) The boy grabs her books from her.

6. Why does the Happy Medium fall asleep?
(a) Because she's worn out from using the crystal ball.
(b) She didn't have breakfast.
(c) She hasn't had sleep since the Dark Thing began.
(d) She is ill and doesn't have much energy.

7. Why does Meg initially not understand the explanation of tessering?
(a) Meg only thinks of space in two dimensions.
(b) Meg doesn't want to understand tessering.
(c) Meg doesn't understand a concept of space.
(d) Meg only thinks of space in three dimensions.

8. What is the weather like the night Mrs. Whatsit appeared at the Murry house?
(a) Overcast, about to rain.
(b) Sunny and breezy.
(c) Dark and stormy.
(d) Rainy and hailing.

9. In what dimension do Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which travel?
(a) The fourth dimension.
(b) The tenth dimension.
(c) The fifth dimension.
(d) The infinite dimension.

10. Who was Charles Wallace with when he discovered where Mrs. Whatsit and her friends lived?
(a) No one.
(b) Sandy and Dennys.
(c) Mrs. Murry.
(d) Fortinbras.

11. What is Meg's first impression of Camazotz upon arriving?
(a) It looks very much like earth.
(b) It is so welcoming that she wants to stay forever.
(c) It is so eerie she cannot imagine anything living there.
(d) There's something frightening about it.

12. What worries Charles Wallace about going to school next year?
(a) He thinks he knows nothing.
(b) He thinks it will be hard to fit in.
(c) He thinks that if he plays dumb, he'll become dumb.
(d) He thinks he'll be bored to death

13. Why is the Happy Medium reluctant to look at the children's home planet?
(a) She doesn't like the shape of their planet.
(b) She doesn't think their planet is interesting.
(c) She would rather look at Uriel.
(d) She doesn't like to look at unpleasant things.

14. 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 pretty and every man wants to marry her.
(c) Her mother is beautiful and speaks fluent French.
(d) Her mother is a kind and beautiful woman, as well as a brilliant scientist.

15. How old is Calvin?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?

4. What does Calvin call Charles Wallace in Chapter 2?

5. What part of the tesseract were Meg's parents working on before her father disappeared?

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