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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. Why does Meg look at her mother with a mixture of admiration and resentment in Chapter 1?
(a) Her mother is a kind and beautiful woman, as well as a brilliant scientist.
(b) Her mother is pretty and every man wants to marry her.
(c) Her mother is beautiful and speaks fluent French.
(d) Her mother works at home and always looks fresh.

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

3. What does Mrs. Who tell Meg she must learn in order to help her father?
(a) Persistence.
(b) How to fly a plane.
(c) Patience.
(d) Pathological lying.

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

5. Who does Calvin want to call from the Murry home?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) One of his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like the night Mrs. Whatsit appeared at the Murry house?

2. Why does Meg get into a fight with a boy after school?

3. What worries Charles Wallace about going to school next year?

4. What does Mrs. Whatsit order Charles Wallace NOT to do while on Camazotz?

5. What explanation does Mrs. Whatsit give for stopping on the planet they do in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Calvin's family life as he tells it to the Murrys.

2. 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?"

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

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

5. Initially, Charles and Meg are suspicious of Calvin. What makes them warm up to him?

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

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

8. Describe Meg's appearance.

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

10. Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who continue to elaborate about the fight against the Black Thing by naming other fighters. Who are some of those fighters, and what does it say about the Black Thing?

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