A Wrinkle in Time Assessment

13. What surprised Meg about her father when she first saw him?

• He looked a mess with long hair and a messy beard.
• He too had been possessed by IT like Charles Wallace.

• He was incredibly angry that she had come for him.
• He was well put together and completely calm.

10. What does the man who reports them do?

• He is the systems regulator for the facility.
• He is the right-hand person to the red-eyed man.
• He is the director of robotics.
• He runs a spelling machine on the 2nd grade level.

1. Why is Meg scared at the start of the novel?

• She’s scared she’ll be in trouble for failing a test.
• She is afraid of bullies in her school.
• She is scared that there will be a hurricane.
• She is scared that a bear might attack her.

18. What is the weapon that defeats IT?

• Aunt Beast’s powers
• Mr. Murry’s love for his children
• Mrs. Who’s spectacles
• Meg’s love for Charles

12. Charles Wallace says everything is in perfect order and all are happy in Camazotz because:

• Nobody complains. Everyone just accepts the rules.
• The central sun beams happy rays of light on everyone.
• Everyone is alike. Differences create problems.
• Everyone follows a uniform daily schedule.

23. What did Charles Wallace say the sandwich tasted like? It tasted like…

• sand
• salt
• dirt

7. How did Mrs. Which almost kill the 3 children?

• She knocked them off of Mrs. Whatsit’s back.
• She left them behind to be swallowed by darkness.
• She forgot to give them the magic password.
• She tried to land them on a two dimensional planet.

11. Who is it that physically restrains Meg and Calvin?

• The black-smocked men
• The red-eyed man
• The central intelligence obedience unit
• The CENTRAL central squadron

14. What is on the dais, in the dome building?

• A disembodied brain
• The Dark Thing
• Mrs. Whatsit
• A grey creature with indentations instead of facial features (eyes, mouth, etc.)

15. When Calvin, Meg, and Mr. Murry land in the unknown place after tessering, how does Meg feel?

• Exhausted from tessering
• Relieved to have left Camazotz
• Burning hot like she is on fire
• Freezing cold and like she is paralyzed