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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Charles Wallace has been successfully hypnotized by the man with strange eyes, how does Meg react?
(a) She smashes Charles Wallace's plate on the floor.
(b) She cries and passes out.
(c) She sits and watches him become someone else.
(d) She considers following her brother in hypnosis.

2. Why does Meg conclude in Chapter 10 that her father isn't very good at tessering?
(a) They are still on Camazotz.
(b) He has no idea where they are now.
(c) They transport to the planet of Uriel.
(d) He thinks he is at home.

3. Mrs. Whatsit says the reason that Mr. Murry is bad at tessering is:
(a) He always does it with his eyes closed.
(b) That he still treats it like he's working with a machine.
(c) He treats it like an everyday event.
(d) He lacks good coordination.

4. Why can't Charles Wallace taste any of the food in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?
(a) He's ill but only discovers it when he eats the food.
(b) He has never had turkey before.
(c) He's too scared to taste anything.
(d) He has shut his mind completely to the Man with the Red Eyes.

5. After the Man with Red Eyes orders his men to release Meg and Calvin, he identifies himself as __________________.
(a) The Prime Planner.
(b) The Prime Coordinator.
(c) The Prime Suspect.
(d) The Deputy Head of CENTRAL Central Intelligence.

6. In Chapter 8, Charles says everything on Camazotz is in order. Why?
(a) Because there is no leader on the planet.
(b) Because everybody has learned to submit.
(c) Because everybody goes to a party everyday.
(d) Because everybody rebels against tradition.

7. Why does one of the Beasts insist that Meg gets treated promptly?
(a) Because the Black Thing has paralzyed her brain.
(b) Because the coldness of the Black Thing causes flu.
(c) Because she's experiencing nausea.
(d) Because the coldness of the Black Thing burns.

8. What does Calvin attempt with Charles Wallace in Chapter 8 that nearly costs him and Meg to lose their chance to get to Mr. Murry?
(a) He tries to pin Charles to the floor.
(b) He punches Charles very hard.
(c) He tries to trick him into thinking he and Meg agree.
(d) He hugs Charles warmly and congratulates him.

9. Why is Meg so cold in her paralysis?
(a) She has a circulation problem and easily gets cold.
(b) She didn't bring any warm clothing.
(c) Because she tessered through the Black Thing.
(d) She is lying on a snow-covered area.

10. What is IT?
(a) A very old woman.
(b) An ancient god.
(c) A brain.
(d) A robot.

11. Before seeing anyone new enter the Beasts' dining area in Chapter 12, Meg's heart "pounds with hope." Why?
(a) Because she has convinced her father to reconsider.
(b) Because she knows the Mrs. W's have arrived.
(c) Because her mother has suddenly appeared on Ixchel.
(d) Because the Beasts have offered to go with her.

12. What sense do the Beasts not have that surprises Meg?
(a) Sight.
(b) Touch.
(c) Smell.
(d) Hearing.

13. What does Meg do when Charles Wallace doesn't let her inside the object containing her father?
(a) She hurls herself at him.
(b) She kicks him in the head and knocks him down.
(c) She gets down on her knees and begs.
(d) She tries to reason with him.

14. Why does Mr. Murry hand Mrs. Who's glasses back to Meg in Chapter 11?
(a) They didn't work as Mrs. Who said they would.
(b) Their virtue has gone and they are now only glass.
(c) He doesn't believe in Mrs. Who, so he feels no need to keep them.
(d) They are ugly and don't look nice on him.

15. What does Charles Wallace tell Meg in Chapter 9 that she must do in order to get to her father?
(a) Get a sledge hammer to break the column.
(b) Learn how to rearrange molecules in walls.
(c) Go into IT.
(d) She can't do anything, she should just give up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man with strange eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building try to control the children's minds?

2. Why can't Meg hug Mrs. Whatsit when she sees her again in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 11, when Mr. Murry demands the Beasts put Meg down, who do they ask to speak with?

4. How do the Beasts help Meg recover?

5. What do Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace see at the end of the room filled with machines in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?

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