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

2. Who do the children meet when they enter the haunted house in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Whatsit.
(b) Mr. Jenkins.
(c) Mrs. Who.
(d) Mrs. Murry.

3. Why does Mrs. Whatsit give each child a flower for the journey?
(a) Because the flowers have magical qualities.
(b) The flowers will give them the oxygen they will need.
(c) The flowers smell nice at high altitudes.
(d) So that they will look nice during their journey.

4. During the tesseract, the children nearly stop somewhere before a voice says they can't because _____________________________.
(a) It's a two-dimensional planet where they can't materialize.
(b) They've accidentally bounced back to earth.
(c) It's a planet whose dimensions they don't know.
(d) It's a planet so evil that it will destroy the children.

5. Who do Charles Wallace, Meg and Fortinbras meet at the house in the woods?
(a) Calvin O'Keefe.
(b) A policeman.
(c) The school principal.
(d) Mrs. Murry.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Calvin says he's horrible in math, what does Mrs. Murry suggest he do?

2. When Meg enters the kitchen at the beginning of the book, who is already there?

3. What did Mrs. Whatsit not mean to tell the children about being a star?

4. Why are Sandy and Dennys upset that they weren't awakened when the "tramp" was in the house?

5. What does Mrs. Whatsit say they do instead of travel at the speed of anything?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Is it a good idea to bring the children to Uriel before traveling to the next planet?

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

6. Do you think the principal acts professionally in his office when he scolds Meg and suggests that her father won't return?

7. 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.

8. What's the first thing the children notice about Camazotz that indicates it's a strange place?

9. How would you define the tesseract?

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

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