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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) It isn't physical, it's in essence.
(b) One leg is shorter than the other.
(c) He possesses magical powers.
(d) He's really good at hiding how different he is.

2. According to Mrs. Whatsit, how long has the Dark Thing been darkening the beauty of the earth?
(a) About one year.
(b) A couple of years.
(c) A good many years.
(d) Less than one year.

3. How many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?
(a) Two.
(b) Just one.
(c) Not one.
(d) Three.

4. Why does Charles Wallace agree to take Fortinbras with them into the woods?
(a) Because he's a fierce guard dog who will protect them.
(b) He uses his sense of smell to find places.
(c) He needs the exercise.
(d) Because Meg likes walking the dog.

5. Along the way, Meg hears some birds who seem to be telling her something. Who translates their words for her?
(a) A strange voice in the ether.
(b) Mrs. Whatsit.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Calvin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Who tell Meg she must learn in order to help her father?

2. When Mrs. Whatsit rests on a plateau in Chapter 4, what does she show the children?

3. Why is the Happy Medium reluctant to look at the children's home planet?

4. When Meg finally joins Charles Wallace and Calvin in Chapter 4, what does she first notice about her surroundings?

5. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does seeing her planet from a distance covered in a black haze help Meg better understand her home?

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

3. Why does Meg sob heavily when she discovers her father is probably behind the Dark Thing?

4. When Meg and Calvin talk about Meg's missing father, at one point she says she wishes she were a different person because she hates herself. Do you think she wishes she were more like her mother?

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

6. Describe Meg's appearance.

7. When the Happy Medium shows Meg her mother, she reacts with anger. Why might this reaction be a good thing this time?

8. How would you define the tesseract?

9. What is going on as the story begins?

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

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