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A Wrinkle in Time Quiz 1 (Chp. 1-2)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What had Meg heard about when she went to the Post Office to pick up the mail?
a)
A dog had stolen some pies
b)
A tramp had stolen some pies
c)
A dog had stolen some sheets
d)
A tramp had stolen some sheets
2.
What did Meg find when she went down to the kitchen in the middle of the night?
a)
Dennys and Sandy snacking
b)
Charles Wallace preparing cocoa
c)
Her father snacking
d)
Charles Wallace talking to a ghost
3.
How do Meg's mother and father know she isn't dumb?
a)
A psychologist tested her
b)
They ran a series of tests
c)
She started reading when she was two
d)
They have faith
4.
What odd thing happens when Meg, Charles Wallace, and Mrs. Murry are in the kitchen in the middle of the night?
a)
They catch the tramp trying to break in.
b)
They catch Sandy and Dennys sneaking out.
c)
Mrs. Whatsit shows up.
d)
They use the last tomato for Meg's sandwich.
5.
Before she leaves, what does Mrs. Whatsit say that upsets Mrs. Murry?
a)
"You will never see your husband again."
b)
"It's lucky Charles Wallace has someone who understands him."
c)
"I know your husband."
d)
"There is such a thing as a tesseract."
6.
True or False: Dennys says Charles Wallace is going to have a great time in school next year because he is so smart and will get along with everyone.
a)
True.
b)
False.
7.
Mr. Jenkins, the principal, and Meg have a conversation about her father. Why is she certain her father is going to come home?
a)
She visits her dad frequently.
b)
She routinely gets letters from her dad.
c)
Her mother says he is.
d)
He promised to only be gone for three years.
8.
Which of the following is not true about Calvin O'Keefe?
a)
He is fourteen but in the eleventh grade.
b)
He plays on the basketball team because he's tall.
c)
He is just like everyone else in his family.
d)
He thought Charles Wallace was a moron before he met him.
9.
Who needs the kids' help, according to Mrs. Who?
a)
Mrs. Whatsit
b)
Mrs. Murry
c)
Mr. Murry
d)
Sandy and Dennys
10.

What special ability does Charles Wallace seem to have?

a)

He can hear and understand things without people having to tell him, almost like he can read minds.

b)

He can control the weather, which is why there have been no more hurricanes.

c)

He can travel between different planets

d)

He can talk to animals and communicates often with the family dog, Fortinbras

11.

What problem is the Murray family facing?

a)

Their dog Fortinbras is missing

b)

Their father has disappeared as the result of a government science experiment he was working on

c)

Their house was destroyed in a hurricane

d)

The tramp broke into their house and stole all of their sheets

12.

Choose the best description of MRS. WHATSIT.

a)

An odd, but kind old woman who befriends Charles Wallace and shocked Mrs. Murry with her knowledge of a tesseract.

b)

The principal of Meg's school who urges Meg to accept the fact that her father may never come back

c)

The scientist mother of Meg and Charles Wallace who is doing her best to care for her children while her husband is missing

d)

A woman who lives in a haunted house and speaks many different languages

13.

Choose the best description of MRS. WHO.

a)

An odd, but kind old woman who befriends Charles Wallace and shocked Mrs. Murry with her knowledge of a tesseract.

b)

The principal of Meg's school who urges Meg to accept the fact that her father may never come back

c)

The scientist mother of Meg and Charles Wallace who is doing her best to care for her children while her husband is missing

d)

A woman who lives in a haunted house and speaks many different languages

14.

Why did Meg get in a fight in the opening chapter?

a)

someone tripped her

b)

someone made fun of her brother

c)

someone called her names

d)

no reason at all

15.

Which of these is Meg's dog?

a)

Killsworth

b)

Lassie

c)

Undertanker

d)

Fortinbras

16.

Which of these is NOT one of Meg's siblings?

a)

Steven

b)

Dennys

c)

Sandy

d)

Charles Wallace

17.

What do people think about Charles Wallace?

a)

he's a moron

b)

he is very normal

c)

he's very short

d)

he's a genius

18.

Meg does not practice moderation and is often in trouble

a)

at home

b)

at school

c)

at work

19.
How is Charles Wallace unlike most five-year olds?
a)
He speaks many languages.
b)
He has a very advanced vocabulary.
c)
He is very tall for his age.
d)
He doesn't know how to talk.
20.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Meg?
a)
She is cooperative in school.
b)
She has glasses and braces.
c)
She may be held back in school if she doesn't do better.
d)
She is unhappy in school.
21.

How does Calving O'Keefe describe himself?

a)

As an athlete

b)

As a normal guy

c)

As a genius

d)

As a sport

22.

What is different about the frightening creatures that greet them when they enter the haunted house?

a)

They're from another planet

b)

They're normal animals

c)

They are old

d)

They aren't real, they're props.

23.

ADJ: Belonging to one person, a group, or unit

a)

exclusive

b)

prodigious

c)

moderation

d)

liniment

24.

ADJ: causing amazement or wonder

a)

prodigious

b)

moderation

c)

tractable

d)

inadvertently

25.

ADJ: unintentionally

a)

inadvertently

b)

antagonist

c)

indignantly

d)

morass

26.

ADV: in a way that expresses dry, especially mocking, humor.

a)

wryly

b)

dubiously

c)

liniment

d)

tractable

27.

ADJ. Showing a tendency to commit crime

a)

delinquent

b)

antagonist

c)

wryly

d)

dubiously

28.

N: a complicated or confused situation.

a)

morass

b)

dubiously

c)

indignantly

d)

prodigious

29.

ADJ: observing reasonable limits

a)

moderation

b)

exclusive

c)

inadvertently

d)

tractable

30.

ADJ: unintentionally

a)

inadvertently

b)

liniment

c)

indignantly

d)

delinquent