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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 was once a star that fought the Dark Thing.
(d) That she wished she were a star but never could be.

3. Why does Mrs. Whatsit tell Meg not to cry after seeing the dark shadow?
(a) Mrs. Whatsit doesn't understand why the dark shadow frightens Meg.
(b) Mrs. Whatsit is confident that Meg can help her father.
(c) Mrs. Whatsit thinks Meg's being silly.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit thinks crying is pointless.

4. Charles Wallace and Mrs. Murry offer food to Mrs. Whatsit. She expresses a fondness for what?
(a) Liverwurst.
(b) Marshmallows and cocoa.
(c) Bread and jam.
(d) Russian caviar.

5. How did Mrs. Whatsit know where Charles Wallace lived?
(a) She looked up the directions on a map.
(b) By its unique style.
(c) By the smell.
(d) She simply guessed and was correct.

6. What does Mrs. Whatsit give to Charles Wallace before they part ways in Chapter 6?
(a) The resilience of his childhood.
(b) A sword and a Bible.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A blessing and some private words of advice.

7. According to Mrs. Whatsit, how long has the Dark Thing been darkening the beauty of the earth?
(a) About one year.
(b) A good many years.
(c) Less than one year.
(d) A couple of years.

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

9. 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.

10. What does the Happy Medium first show in her crystal ball?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Mars.
(d) The sun.

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

12. A boy on his paper route stops and asks Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace what they're doing on the street when only who is allowed out?
(a) Route Boys.
(b) Employees of the newspaper company.
(c) Delivery people.
(d) Police.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charles Wallace agree to take Fortinbras with them into the woods?

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

3. How could Mrs. Who's manner of speech be described?

4. Despite what Mr. Jenkins the Principal says, Meg still believes her father is returning. Why?

5. According to the Route Boy, what is in this most oriented city on the planet?

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