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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 sees the dark thing, who is she most concerned for?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Calvin.
(c) Charles Wallace.
(d) Herself.
2. How many children are bouncing balls out of rhythm in Camazotz?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Just one.
(d) Not one.
3. 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) "What is that dark thing called?"
(c) "Is that dark thing a new weather pattern?"
(d) "Is my father's research going to eliminate the dark thing? "
4. As stated in Chapter 5, how will the group travel?
(a) They will consult another group of women who can fly.
(b) They will use a combination of flying and walking.
(c) In a special time-space machine.
(d) They will tesser.
5. Through Charles Wallace, readers discover that Mrs. Whatsit took something from Mrs. Buncombe. What did she take?
(a) Towels.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Baking pans.
Short Answer Questions
1. What worries Charles Wallace about going to school next year?
2. What is the last thing Mrs. Whatsit says to Charles Wallace before he tessers to Camazotz?
3. Why does Calvin come to the house in Chapter 2?
4. What does Calvin read to Charles Wallace before putting him to bed in Chapter 3?
5. When Calvin says he's horrible in math, what does Mrs. Murry suggest he do?
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. Do you think Meg reacts too strongly to Charles' and Mrs. Who's talk about her father in Chapter 2?
3. Describe the dark shadow's power over the children after they see it.
4. Do you think the principal acts professionally in his office when he scolds Meg and suggests that her father won't return?
5. Why does Meg have such a hard time fitting in at school?
6. 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?
7. What's the first thing the children notice about Camazotz that indicates it's a strange place?
8. Why does the image of Calvin's mother make the Happy Medium react in a negative way?
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. Is it a good idea to bring the children to Uriel before traveling to the next planet?
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