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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 school principal Jenkins call Meg when he scolds her in his office?
(a) The most beautiful and brilliant child in school.
(b) The most belligerent, uncooperative child in school.
(c) The most bizarre and frightening child in school.
(d) The most intelligent and cooperative child in school.

2. As the children fly up in Chapter 4, why does Meg look at Charles Wallace with a bit of sadness?
(a) She thinks he's being mean to her.
(b) She thinks he's a secret spy.
(c) She feels he's growing away from her.
(d) She realizes that he's smarter than she.

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

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

5. What explanation does Mrs. Whatsit give for stopping on the planet they do in Chapter 4?
(a) For everyone to catch his breath before going on.
(b) To look at the pretty and unusual flowers.
(c) To use the restroom.
(d) To decide whether they should all continue the journey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the tesseract were Meg's parents working on before her father disappeared?

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

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

5. When Meg first sees Mrs. Whatsit in Chapter 1, how is she dressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why do the children need the flowers during the flight with Mrs. Whatsit?

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

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

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

8. Do you find it believable that Charles Wallace, a five-year-old boy who has not yet started school, is so articulate, so well-spoken and so assured of himself?

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

10. Why does Meg sob heavily when she discovers her father is probably behind the Dark Thing?

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