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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Whatsit say in Chapter 1 that makes Mrs. Murry's face turn white?
(a) She says that the universe is made up of evil.
(b) She says there is such a thing as a tesseract.
(c) She says that Mr. Murry is in the garden.
(d) Good intentions won't make one happy.

3. What happens in Chapter 4 when Meg suddenly finds herself alone in darkness and has no sense of where she is?
(a) She's tired and wishes she could go back to sleep.
(b) She can't feel her body or anything around her.
(c) Strange people appear before her.
(d) She's very sleepy and awakens in the darkness.

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

5. After Meg, who is the next family member to enter the kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Mr. Murry.
(c) Dennys.
(d) Mrs. Murry.

6. When Calvin says he's horrible in math, what does Mrs. Murry suggest he do?
(a) Get help from Charles Wallace who's a genius.
(b) Get help from Meg who's a math genius.
(c) Give up math and focus on literature.
(d) Get a good math tutor.

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

8. What does school principal Jenkins call Meg when he scolds her in his office?
(a) The most beautiful and brilliant child in school.
(b) The most intelligent and cooperative child in school.
(c) The most belligerent, uncooperative child in school.
(d) The most bizarre and frightening child in school.

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

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

11. What is the example Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who utilize to illustrate how tessering works?
(a) A bee flying from flower to flower.
(b) An ant scurrying into a hole in the ground.
(c) An insect on a string.
(d) An ant crawling on the stem of a flower.

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

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

14. When Meg enters the kitchen at the beginning of the book, who is already there?
(a) Sandy and Dennys.
(b) Mrs. Murry.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Mrs. Buncombe, the constable's wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mrs. Whatsit metamorphoses, what do the children call her?

2. When Meg slides off Mrs. Whatsit's back in Chapter 4, what does she ask Mrs. Which about the dark shadow?

3. What is the individual that the children meet in the haunted house in Chapter 2 wearing and doing?

4. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?

5. What does the individual that the children meet in the haunted house in Chapter 2 call Charles Wallace and Meg?

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