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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) Charles Wallace.
(b) Charlsie.
(c) Moron.
(d) Little one.
2. Why does Charles Wallace agree to take Fortinbras with them into the woods?
(a) He uses his sense of smell to find places.
(b) Because Meg likes walking the dog.
(c) He needs the exercise.
(d) Because he's a fierce guard dog who will protect them.
3. Who accompanies Meg on the flight to see the Black Thing?
(a) Charles Wallace and Mrs. Whatsit.
(b) Charles Wallace, Calvin, and Mrs. Whatsit.
(c) Calvin and Mrs. Whatsit.
(d) Charles Wallace, Calvin, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit.
4. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?
(a) Bundles up in men's clothing.
(b) Bundled up in soft, warm clothes and a pretty hat on.
(c) Bundled up with several scarves tied over her head.
(d) Bundled up in scarves from head to toe.
5. What is the individual that the children meet in the haunted house in Chapter 2 wearing and doing?
(a) She's wearing a black suit and is reading a book.
(b) She's wearing a witch's costume and is sewing.
(c) She's wearing thick glasses and is sewing.
(d) She's wearing sunglasses and is knitting.
Short Answer Questions
1. What part of the tesseract were Meg's parents working on before her father disappeared?
2. What happens to Mrs. Whatsit before they leave the planet they landed on in Chapter 4?
3. Why does Meg initially not understand the explanation of tessering?
4. Along the way, Meg hears some birds who seem to be telling her something. Who translates their words for her?
5. How does Meg react when the Happy Medium shows her mother in the crystal ball?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. Whatsit give to each of the children before they part on Camazotz?
2. Why is Meg so perturbed that Charles Wallace and Mrs. Murry are so quick to welcome Mrs. Whatsit into their home?
3. What is going on as the story begins?
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. Do you think the principal acts professionally in his office when he scolds Meg and suggests that her father won't return?
6. When the Happy Medium shows Meg her mother, she reacts with anger. Why might this reaction be a good thing this 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. Why do you think Mrs. Whatsit gives Charles Wallace the "resilience of your childhood"?
9. Why do the children need the flowers during the flight with Mrs. Whatsit?
10. Describe Calvin's family life as he tells it to the Murrys.
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