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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just as Calvin tells Meg she has "dream-boat eyes," who appears from out of nowhere?
(a) Meg's father.
(b) Charles Wallace.
(c) Mrs. Murry.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit.

2. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?
(a) So that they will look nice during their journey.
(b) The flowers will give them the oxygen they will need.
(c) Because the flowers have magical qualities.
(d) The flowers smell nice at high altitudes.

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

4. on what planet have the children landed in Chapter 4?
(a) On an obscure planet whose identity no one knows because it's just a pit-stop.
(b) Uriel, the third planet of the star Malak in the spiral nebula Messier 101.
(c) Ariel, the planet where everything is clean because stars shine on it.
(d) Orion, the planet where the stars are very close together all the time.

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

6. When the children and the ladies arrive at their new destination in Chapter 5, what does Mrs. Whatsit look like?
(a) Her old self, in tramp-like clothing.
(b) Mrs. Whatsit looks identical to Mrs. Who.
(c) The children can't see Mrs. Whatsit.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit looks much younger.

7. What part of the tesseract were Meg's parents working on before her father disappeared?
(a) Going from the fourth to the fifth dimension.
(b) Going from the second to the third dimension.
(c) Going from the fifth to the sixth dimension.
(d) They were still only in the conceptual stages.

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

9. 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.

10. What does Calvin say to Meg on their way to her house in Chapter 3?
(a) He's happy they met but won't be good friends.
(b) He's happy they will never meet again after today.
(c) He's happy they met and thinks they'll become friends.
(d) He's happy to know that the rumors about Meg are true.

11. Why isn't Charles Wallace scared or suspicious of Mrs. Who when he meets her?
(a) Because Calvin is there to protect them.
(b) Because Fortinbras, their dog, doesn't bark or growl.
(c) Because Fortinbras, the dog, barks loudly.
(d) Because Mrs. Who sews things for them.

12. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?
(a) She's in an ugly, neglected, and scary looking field.
(b) She's in a place that's identical to the one she left.
(c) She's in a beautiful sunlit field on a fine spring day.
(d) She's in a field with exotic animals.

13. After seeing the Happy Medium's proof that the Dark Thing can be overcome, what does Charles Wallace discover about Mrs. Whatsit?
(a) That she loves stars but was previously afraid of them.
(b) That she fears combatting the Dark Thing.
(c) That she wished she were a star but never could be.
(d) That she was once a star that fought the Dark Thing.

14. What does the Happy Medium live in?
(a) A cave.
(b) A victorian style house.
(c) A secret bunker.
(d) On the top of a remote mountain.

15. When the kids return home in Chapter 3, what is Mrs. Murry doing in her lab?
(a) Heating a stew with bright red liquid.
(b) Dissecting an animal for an experiment.
(c) On the phone with the government.
(d) Conducting an experiment and cooking a stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose vegetable garden do Meg and Calvin walk through in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 5, where does Mrs. Whatsit say Meg's father is?

3. When Meg realizes she's hungry and hasn't had much to eat since the stew at home, what does Charles Wallace reveal about the three old ladies and their eating habits?

4. What does Calvin read to Charles Wallace before putting him to bed in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 5, when does Mrs. Whatsit say the children will return home?

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