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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Murry explain that Charles Wallace may look like other people but is different?
(a) One leg is shorter than the other.
(b) He possesses magical powers.
(c) He's really good at hiding how different he is.
(d) It isn't physical, it's in essence.

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 wished she were a star but never could be.
(b) That she loves stars but was previously afraid of them.
(c) That she was once a star that fought the Dark Thing.
(d) That she fears combatting the Dark Thing.

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

4. What does Mrs. Whatsit say they do instead of travel at the speed of anything?
(a) Tesser.
(b) They travel at whatever speed of time.
(c) They jump over ponds.
(d) Ride broomsticks.

5. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?
(a) Bundled up with several scarves tied over her head.
(b) Bundled up in soft, warm clothes and a pretty hat on.
(c) Bundles up in men's clothing.
(d) Bundled up in scarves from head to toe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Calvin come to the house in Chapter 2?

2. When the kids return home in Chapter 3, what is Mrs. Murry doing in her lab?

3. Along the way, Meg hears some birds who seem to be telling her something. Who translates their words for her?

4. Where does Charles Wallace say Mrs. Whatsit lives with her two friends?

5. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some of the sensations Meg experiences as she tessers for the first time.

2. What upsets Charles Wallace and Meg about finding Calvin at the haunted house?

3. Why is it important to know that Mrs. Whatsit is over two million years old?

4. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.

5. Do you find it believable that Charles Wallace, a five-year-old boy who has not yet started school, is so articulate, so well-spoken and so assured of himself?

6. In Chapter 3, is Meg happy that she met Calvin, a popular athlete at school, or that she might be seeing her father again?

7. What does Mrs. Whatsit give to each of the children before they part on Camazotz?

8. What's the first thing the children notice about Camazotz that indicates it's a strange place?

9. Is it a good idea to bring the children to Uriel before traveling to the next planet?

10. Do you think Meg reacts too strongly to Charles' and Mrs. Who's talk about her father in Chapter 2?

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