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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. After Meg, who is the next family member to enter the kitchen in Chapter 1?
(a) Sandy.
(b) Mrs. Murry.
(c) Dennys.
(d) Mr. Murry.

2. Despite what Mr. Jenkins the Principal says, Meg still believes her father is returning. Why?
(a) Because the government just notified her about him.
(b) Because Charles Wallace said he is coming back.
(c) Because her mother believes it.
(d) Because her father called the earlier in the week.

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

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

5. Why isn't Charles Wallace scared or suspicious of Mrs. Who when he meets her?
(a) Because Fortinbras, their dog, doesn't bark or growl.
(b) Because Mrs. Who sews things for them.
(c) Because Calvin is there to protect them.
(d) Because Fortinbras, the dog, barks loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe Calvin O'Keefe when Meg and Charles Wallace first meet him?

2. When Calvin says he's horrible in math, what does Mrs. Murry suggest he do?

3. Charles Wallace and Mrs. Murry offer food to Mrs. Whatsit. She expresses a fondness for what?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Mrs. Whatsit say Meg's father is?

5. How old does Mrs. Whatsit say she is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. How would you define the tesseract?

9. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?

10. How does Mrs. Whatsit use the example of an insect traveling across a piece of string to explain how she and the other women "tesser?"

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