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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meg and Calvin repeatedly question Charles Wallace on their way to Mr. Murry in Chapter 8. In response, what does he warn them he will do?
(a) Send them to IT.
(b) Send them to a special prison on Camazotz.
(c) Send them to a two-dimensional planet.
(d) Put them to sleep.

2. When Meg is reunited with her father at the Beasts' dining table, why does she feel distant from him?
(a) He seems more determined to get back to his wife.
(b) He's not sweet and soft nor as tall as the Beasts.
(c) He's not properly concerned about Charles Wallace.
(d) He doesn't show much interest in her recovery.

3. What is it that Meg has but IT does not have?
(a) The ability to work math.
(b) The ability to love.
(c) The ability to remember.
(d) The ability to reason.

4. When one of the Things scoops Meg up, what does it tell Mr. Murry it's doing?
(a) Curing her paralysis.
(b) Cradling her to sing her lullabies.
(c) Taking the child.
(d) Adopting Meg.

5. 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 shut his mind completely to the Man with the Red Eyes.
(c) He has never had turkey before.
(d) He's too scared to taste anything.

6. When the Thing picks Meg up, how many of its arms does it use to cradle her?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Just one.

7. How does Charles Wallace react to Meg rushing to the object containing their father in Chapter 9?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He rushes to help her up.
(c) He cries.
(d) He jumps in front of her and blocks her view.

8. What do Calvin, Meg, and Charles Wallace see at the end of the room filled with machines in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building?
(a) A platform with a chair, and a man.
(b) A platform made to look like a boxing ring.
(c) A platform with just a chair on it and nothing else.
(d) A platform with ballerinas dancing to music.

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

10. At first, Meg cannot get enough of the Beasts' delicious food, but she loses her appetite when her father says ____________________________.
(a) If they return to Camazotz they will be executed.
(b) He has no desire to return to either Camazotz or Earth.
(c) He doesn't think it would be wise for him to return to Camazotz.
(d) The food they are eating has dangerous qualities that might kill her.

11. 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 tries to reason with him.
(c) She gets down on her knees and begs.
(d) She kicks him in the head and knocks him down.

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

13. Charles does something to the man with strange eyes that he learned from his older twin brothers. What does he do?
(a) He challenges the man to a game of chess.
(b) He takes the man by the hand and dances with him.
(c) He slaps the man, not too harshly, on his hands.
(d) He hits the man as hard as he can.

14. When Meg is about to leave on her rescue mission, why does she ask her father for forgiveness?
(a) Because she said she hated him.
(b) Because she accused him of hating Charles Wallace.
(c) Because she called him a bad father.
(d) She made him feel bad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Man with Red Eyes orders his men to release Meg and Calvin, he identifies himself as __________________.

2. What happens when Mr. Murry puts Mrs. Who's glasses on?

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?

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

5. Where does Charles Wallace take Meg, Calvin and Mr. Murry in Chapter 9?

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