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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Meg slides off Mrs. Whatsit's back in Chapter 4, what does she ask Mrs. Which about the dark shadow?
(a) "Is that what my father is fighting?"
(b) "Is that dark thing a new weather pattern?"
(c) "Is my father's research going to eliminate the dark thing? "
(d) "What is that dark thing called?"

2. Why does Mrs. Whatsit tell Meg not to cry after seeing the dark shadow?
(a) Mrs. Whatsit doesn't understand why the dark shadow frightens Meg.
(b) Mrs. Whatsit thinks Meg's being silly.
(c) Mrs. Whatsit is confident that Meg can help her father.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit thinks crying is pointless.

3. When Calvin says he's horrible in math, what does Mrs. Murry suggest he do?
(a) Get help from Meg who's a math genius.
(b) Get help from Charles Wallace who's a genius.
(c) Get a good math tutor.
(d) Give up math and focus on literature.

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

5. What impresses the twins about Calvin more than Meg?
(a) His height.
(b) His red hair.
(c) His appetite for stew and jell-o.
(d) His athletic record.

6. How did Mrs. Whatsit know where Charles Wallace lived?
(a) By the smell.
(b) She looked up the directions on a map.
(c) She simply guessed and was correct.
(d) By its unique style.

7. How old is Calvin?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fifteen.

8. After their dinner with Calvin, what does Mrs. Murry admit to Meg?
(a) She misses Meg's father's great cooking.
(b) Calvin has really bad manners.
(c) She wishes that Meg's father were at the dinner table.
(d) She is still in love with Meg's father.

9. What is the weather like the night Mrs. Whatsit appeared at the Murry house?
(a) Sunny and breezy.
(b) Overcast, about to rain.
(c) Dark and stormy.
(d) Rainy and hailing.

10. on what planet have the children landed in Chapter 4?
(a) Ariel, the planet where everything is clean because stars shine on it.
(b) On an obscure planet whose identity no one knows because it's just a pit-stop.
(c) Uriel, the third planet of the star Malak in the spiral nebula Messier 101.
(d) Orion, the planet where the stars are very close together all the time.

11. What did Mrs. Whatsit not mean to tell the children about being a star?
(a) That she didn't like it at all.
(b) That she loved it.
(c) That it's better being who she is now.
(d) That it was hard work.

12. According to the Route Boy, what is in this most oriented city on the planet?
(a) A crime syndicate that rules the planets.
(b) An intelligence center that prevents crimes from ever happening,
(c) IT.
(d) The largest shopping center in the universe.

13. 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.

14. How could Mrs. Who's manner of speech be described?
(a) She lisps very heavily.
(b) She can only speak in Shakespearan sonnet form.
(c) She speaks in quotes then forgets what she has said.
(d) She speaks in quotes, sometimes in other languages.

15. What is the last thing Mrs. Whatsit says to Charles Wallace before he tessers to Camazotz?
(a) "You're foolish if you really believe you'll see your father again."
(b) "Only a fool listens to what I have to say."
(c) "Only a fool is not afraid."
(d) "Only fools would venture such a journey."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Happy Medium live in?

2. What happens to Mrs. Whatsit before they leave the planet they landed on in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who do Charles Wallace, Meg and Fortinbras meet at the house in the woods?

5. Why does Meg initially not understand the explanation of tessering?

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