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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. While in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, Meg asks for food because she's hungry. What do four men in smocks arrive with moments later?
(a) Cheeseburgers and fries.
(b) Macaroni and cheese.
(c) Something that smells like a roasted pig.
(d) A table and something that smelled like turkey.

4. What does the Man with Red Eyes say when Calvin accuses him of hypnotizing Charles Wallace?
(a) The Man with Red Eyes says nothing at all.
(b) He thinks hypnotized is a primitive way of describing it.
(c) He completely agrees Charles is hypnotized.
(d) He calls Charles's state of mind sweet and kind.

5. Aunt Beast tells Meg that in the fight against the Black Thing, the following helps the Beasts:
(a) Knives, swords, bows and arrows.
(b) Rocks, wood planks and fire.
(c) Good, the stars, light, and love.
(d) Deep negative thoughts.

6. Why won't the Mrs. W's help Mr. Murry tesser back to Camazotz?
(a) Because they're too tired to teach proper tessering.
(b) Because they somehow know he will not succeed.
(c) Because they are not good at tessering themselves.
(d) Because they instantly dislike Mr. Murry.

7. How does the man with strange eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building try to control the children's minds?
(a) He talks about basketball to Calvin.
(b) He sings children's songs.
(c) He tries to befriend Meg by telling her she's beautiful.
(d) He recites multiplication tables.

8. What is Charles Wallace's interesting explanation for the lack of conflict on Camazotz?
(a) Everyone bounces balls to the exactly the same rhythm.
(b) Individualism has been done away with.
(c) Everyone believes that there is no other place than Camazotz.
(d) Everyone is allowed to express their own opinions.

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

10. In Chapter 11, when Mr. Murry demands the Beasts put Meg down, who do they ask to speak with?
(a) IT.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Meg.
(d) Mrs. Murry.

11. After being hypnotized, what does Charles Wallace call Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which?
(a) A bunch of witches from the east.
(b) Enemies who confused them.
(c) Old ladies who should be in an elderly home.
(d) A trio of mean old ladies.

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

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

14. Charles Wallace pulls Meg and Calvin aside in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building to tell them what?
(a) Leave this CENTRAL Central Intelligence place.
(b) Get hypnotized because it might help him fit in at school.
(c) Meet with Mrs. Whatsit and see if she'll let him go on his own.
(d) To let the Man with the Red Eyes hypnotize him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Murry able to keep from being absorbed by IT?

2. Meg and Charles Wallace refuse to let Calvin go into the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building by himself. Why?

3. When Charles focuses on the strange man's eyes in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, why does Meg jump on her younger brother with all her might?

4. What gift does Mrs. Whatsit give to Meg before she leaves on her rescue mission at the end of the novel?

5. Despite escaping IT with her father, why does Meg feel things have gotten worse and worse?

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