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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. What does Calvin call Charles Wallace in Chapter 2?
(a) Charlsie.
(b) Moron.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Little one.

2. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?
(a) So that they will look nice during their journey.
(b) Because the flowers have magical qualities.
(c) The flowers will give them the oxygen they will need.
(d) The flowers smell nice at high altitudes.

3. Why is the Happy Medium reluctant to look at the children's home planet?
(a) She doesn't like to look at unpleasant things.
(b) She would rather look at Uriel.
(c) She doesn't like the shape of their planet.
(d) She doesn't think their planet is interesting.

4. In what dimension do Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which travel?
(a) The fifth dimension.
(b) The tenth dimension.
(c) The infinite dimension.
(d) The fourth dimension.

5. What does Calvin do in Chapter 4 that Mrs. Whatsit tells him never to do in her presence?
(a) He spits.
(b) He bows deeply and kisses her hand.
(c) He turns his back on her.
(d) He falls to his knees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is school "all wrong" for Meg in Chapter 1?

2. Before dinner is served in Chapter 3, Mrs. Murry tells Meg to do what?

3. What do the children see when they look into the Happy Medium's ball?

4. In Chapter 3, why does Calvin say Meg is so lucky?

5. Why does Charles Wallace insist they go and see Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mrs Whatsit and what did she do before she became who she is now?

2. 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?

3. Mrs. Whatsit says that when they return back to earth, Mrs. Murry won't notice that they were gone at all. Why?

4. Why do you think Mrs. Whatsit gives Charles Wallace the "resilience of your childhood"?

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

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

7. Do you think the family's worries about how Charles Wallace will fit into school next year when he starts are warranted?

8. Is Charles Wallace a little too protective of Meg? Does he keep her from growing up?

9. How does Calvin's personal life form him?

10. What is going on as the story begins?

(see the answer keys)

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