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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mrs. Whatsit rests on a plateau in Chapter 4, what does she show the children?
(a) Mars in the distance.
(b) One of Uriel's moons.
(c) The sun.
(d) Saturn.

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

3. on what planet have the children landed in Chapter 4?
(a) Orion, the planet where the stars are very close together all the time.
(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) On an obscure planet whose identity no one knows because it's just a pit-stop.

4. What did Mrs. Whatsit not mean to tell the children about being a star?
(a) That she didn't like it at all.
(b) That it's better being who she is now.
(c) That it was hard work.
(d) That she loved it.

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

6. As the children fly up in Chapter 4, why does Meg look at Charles Wallace with a bit of sadness?
(a) She thinks he's a secret spy.
(b) She feels he's growing away from her.
(c) She thinks he's being mean to her.
(d) She realizes that he's smarter than she.

7. Who does Mrs. Murry blame for Meg being a little "one-sided?"
(a) Sandy and Dennys.
(b) Mr. Murry but not herself.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Herself and Mr. Murry.

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

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

10. What does Mrs. Whatsit order Charles Wallace NOT to do while on Camazotz?
(a) Call out for his father by name.
(b) If he wants to join the people of Camazotz, he can.
(c) To go off on his own, but always stay with Meg and Calvin.
(d) If he must, he should run off on his own.

11. During the tesseract, the children nearly stop somewhere before a voice says they can't because _____________________________.
(a) They've accidentally bounced back to earth.
(b) It's a planet so evil that it will destroy the children.
(c) It's a two-dimensional planet where they can't materialize.
(d) It's a planet whose dimensions they don't know.

12. As stated in Chapter 5, how will the group travel?
(a) They will tesser.
(b) In a special time-space machine.
(c) They will consult another group of women who can fly.
(d) They will use a combination of flying and walking.

13. Why are Sandy and Dennys upset that they weren't awakened when the "tramp" was in the house?
(a) Because they wanted to protect their mother and family.
(b) They wanted to retrieve Mrs. Buncombe's sheets.
(c) They wanted to report the tramp to the police.
(d) Because they wanted to join the fun.

14. In Chapter 5, when does Mrs. Whatsit say the children will return home?
(a) With any luck, in five weeks.
(b) About five minutes before they left.
(c) Unless something goes wrong, in one year.
(d) In a few days unless something goes wrong.

15. What explanation does Mrs. Whatsit give for stopping on the planet they do in Chapter 4?
(a) To decide whether they should all continue the journey.
(b) For everyone to catch his breath before going on.
(c) To use the restroom.
(d) To look at the pretty and unusual flowers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?

3. What does Charles Wallace offer to make in the kitchen?

4. After Meg sees the dark thing, who is she most concerned for?

5. Seeing the picture of Meg's father, who does Calvin say he looks like?

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