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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Route Boy, what is in this most oriented city on the planet?
(a) A crime syndicate that rules the planets.
(b) IT.
(c) An intelligence center that prevents crimes from ever happening,
(d) The largest shopping center in the universe.

3. 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) In a few days unless something goes wrong.
(d) Unless something goes wrong, in one year.

4. In Chapter 5, where does Mrs. Whatsit say Meg's father is?
(a) On a planet that the Happy Medium will show them.
(b) On a planet that has given in.
(c) On a rocket that has landed on an unnamed planet.
(d) On a planet that has only two dimensions.

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

6. How does Mrs. Murry explain that Charles Wallace may look like other people but is different?
(a) One leg is shorter than the other.
(b) He possesses magical powers.
(c) It isn't physical, it's in essence.
(d) He's really good at hiding how different he is.

7. How many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?
(a) Not one.
(b) Three.
(c) Just one.
(d) Two.

8. What does the Medium show everyone as proof that the Dark Thing can be overcome?
(a) The sun burning off the Dark Thing's haze.
(b) A sky full of stars.
(c) A world in which only daylight exists.
(d) A star fighting the Dark Thing and spreading its light.

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

10. 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 being mean to her.
(b) She thinks he's a secret spy.
(c) She realizes that he's smarter than she.
(d) She feels he's growing away from her.

11. Who accompanies Meg on the flight to see the Black Thing?
(a) Charles Wallace, Calvin, and Mrs. Whatsit.
(b) Charles Wallace and Mrs. Whatsit.
(c) Calvin and Mrs. Whatsit.
(d) Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit.

12. Along the way, Meg hears some birds who seem to be telling her something. Who translates their words for her?
(a) Mrs. Whatsit.
(b) A strange voice in the ether.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Charles Wallace.

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

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

15. 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 fifth to the sixth dimension.
(c) They were still only in the conceptual stages.
(d) Going from the second to the third dimension.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Charles Wallace, Meg, and Calvin enter town on Camazotz, what do they think is odd about the children?

2. What did Mrs. Whatsit not mean to tell the children about being a star?

3. What is the strange feeling that Calvin has before they go to CENTRAL Central Intelligence?

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

5. What does Mrs. Who give to Meg in Chapter 6?

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