A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 1-8

1. Which of the following answers best explains why people often think that Charles Wallace is dumb?

• A. Charles Wallace only ever uses one-word sentences.

• B. Charles Wallace was held back after his first year of kindergarten.

• C. Charles Wallace does not speak in front of people.

• D. Charles Wallace is gullible.

2. Which of the following answers best describes the atmosphere at the beginning of Chapter 1?

• exciting

• creepy

• boring

• chaotic

3. Which of these inferences about Calvin’s family is best supported by the text in Chapter 2?

• A. Calvin’s family is much smarter than Meg and Charles Wallace’s family.

• B. Calvin’s family is so overprotective that Calvin can’t even go anywhere after school unless he sneaks out.

• C. Calvin’s family is very generous, always inviting Calvin’s friends to stay for dinner.

• D. Calvin’s family is quite large, and therefore Calvin doesn’t get very much attention.

4. Which of the following inferences about Mrs. Whatsit is best supported by the text in Chapter 4?

• A. Mrs Whatsit is the oldest and wisest of the trio; she often finds herself frustrated by the mistakes of the others.

• B. Mrs. Whatsit was invited to take part in this journey because she is better at communicating with humans than Mrs. Who and Mrs Which..

• C. Mrs. Whatsit believes that good always conquers evil.

• D. Mrs Whatsit is far less talented than Mrs Who and Mrs Which; she was only brought along because of her mother’s influence and power.

5.  Which of the following answers best describes the landscape on the planet Uriel?

• A. lush and beautiful

• B. modern and sophisticated

• C. bleak and depressing

• D. rugged and dangerous

6.  When Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which show the children the Black Thing, it adds to the development of the plot mainly by --

• A. scaring the children into returning home

• B. supporting their understanding of the importance of the situation

• C. demonstrating to the children that their odds aren’t good

• D. foreshadowing the fact that the Earth will soon be destroyed

7.  Which of the following answers best describes the image that Mrs. Whatsit uses to explain tessering to Meg and Calvin?

• A. an insect traveling across the folds of a skirt

• B. a squirrel burying food to retrieve at a later time

• C. an insect traveling through a maze

• D. a mouse learning to associate eating cheese with the ding of a bell

8.  Which of the following answers best explains why Meg feels like she is being flattened by an enormous steam roller the second time she tessers?

• A. Meg is extremely anxious because of the discomfort she experienced the first time she tessered.

• B. Meg’s body is overtaken by the Black Thing, which tries to suffocate her.

• C. Meg, along with the others, have accidentally been brought to a two-dimensional planet.

• D. Meg has failed to tesser correctly, and her body’s molecules are now scattered.

9.  Which of the following answers best explains why Mrs Whatsit is sad when she sees a star give up its life to win against the Black Thing?

• A. This particular star was actually Mrs. Whatsit’s birthplace.

• B. Mrs. Whatsit is sad that although so many stars have had to give up their lives, the Black Thing still has not been defeated.

• C. Mrs. Whatsit was once a star who also gave up her life in battle against the Black Thing.

• D. Mrs. Whatsit believes that the Black Thing is winning.

10.  Which of the following answers best describes Meg’s initial impression of Camazotz?

• A. It seems ordinary, like a typical town.

• B. It seems frightening, with thunderstorms and tall, dark towers.

• C. It seems like it’s from the past, similar to an American town from the 1800s.

• D. It seems suburban and strange, like everything and everybody is exactly the same.