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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. In what dimension do Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which travel?
(a) The fourth dimension.
(b) The tenth dimension.
(c) The fifth dimension.
(d) The infinite dimension.

2. When Meg realizes she's hungry and hasn't had much to eat since the stew at home, what does Charles Wallace reveal about the three old ladies and their eating habits?
(a) They eat but not with regular humans like them.
(b) They don't eat.
(c) They eat mysterious foods not known to humans.
(d) They are herbivores and eat wildflowers only.

3. What does Calvin read to Charles Wallace before putting him to bed in Chapter 3?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Genesis.
(c) The New Testament.
(d) Oasis.

4. 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 thinks crying is pointless.
(d) Mrs. Whatsit is confident that Meg can help her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?

2. What does the Happy Medium live in?

3. Why is school "all wrong" for Meg in Chapter 1?

4. After Meg sees the dark thing, who is she most concerned for?

5. After Mrs. Whatsit metamorphoses, what do the children call her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you define the tesseract?

3. What upsets Charles Wallace and Meg about finding Calvin at the haunted house?

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

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 3, is Meg happy that she met Calvin, a popular athlete at school, or that she might be seeing her father again?

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

8. What was Mrs Whatsit and what did she do before she became who she is now?

9. As Charles Wallace and Meg head into the woods to the haunted house, several things happen between these two siblings that show their closeness. Name one thing that happens and how it demonstrates their close bond.

10. How is Charles Wallace a pest to Meg in Chapter 3?

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