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A Wrinkle in Time Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of PLOT is at the beginning of the story and gives you all the information needed to understand the story?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

2.

Which part of PLOT happens after the inciting incident and is most of the story that builds up to the most exciting point?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

3.

Which part of PLOT is the most exciting part in the story?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

4.

Which part of PLOT is where all of the loose ends start to get wrapped up?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

5.

Which part of PLOT is the ending of the story?

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

e)

resolution

6.

What is the point of view in A Wrinkle in Time?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person

7.

Whose perspective is A Wrinkle in Time told through?

a)

Meg

b)

Charles Wallace

c)

Calvin

d)

Mrs. Whatsit

8.

In A Wrinkle in Time, the narrator is...

a)

Meg

b)

not a character

c)

Calvin

d)

Mrs. Whatsit

9.

During the novel, the setting...

a)

stays the same from beginning to end

b)

changes to different planets

c)

is the same on all planets

10.

How is there in a CONTRAST in the setting between Meg's house and the other planets?

a)

Meg's house = safe; other planets = unfamiliar and scary

b)

Meg's house = miserable; other planets = unfamiliar and scary

c)

Meg's house = unfamiliar and scary; other planets = safe

d)

Meg's house = miserable; other planets = safe

11.

Who or what is the protagonist in AWIT?

a)

Meg

b)

the black thing

c)

Mrs. Whatsit

d)

Charles Wallace

12.

Who or what is the antagonist in AWIT?

a)

Meg

b)

the black thing

c)

Mrs. Whatsit

d)

Charles Wallace

13.

What are the conflicts in AWIT?

a)

Meg vs. the black thing; Meg's struggle to overcome negativity

b)

Meg vs. the black thing; Meg vs. Mrs. Whatsit

c)

Meg's struggle to overcome negativity; Meg vs. Mrs. Whatsit

d)

Meg vs. Calvin; Meg vs. the black thing

14.

What figure of speech is the following:


"...the icy devouring cold of the Black Thing... seemed to crunch at her bones."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hypebole

d)

personification

e)

idiom

15.

What figure of speech is the following:


"'Why must everything happen to me?'"

a)

simile

b)

moderation

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

e)

idiom

16.

What figure of speech is the following:


"Things began to clear, and [Meg] could breathe without gasping like a beached fish..."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

e)

idiom

17.

Why did the author use the following figure of speech:


"Things began to clear, and [Meg] could breathe without gasping like a beached fish..."

a)

to give the reader an idea of what Meg felt like when losing her breath

b)

so the reader would know what a fish out of water would feel like

c)

to let the reader imagine what Meg would be like as a fish

d)

so the reader would feel sorry for beached fish

18.

What figure of speech is the following:


"[Meg's] body was still stone, but her mind was beginning to be capable of movement."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

e)

idiom

19.

Why did the author use the following figure of speech:


"[Meg's] body was still stone, but her mind was beginning to be capable of movement."

a)

so the reader knew Meg could now think but was still paralyzed

b)

so the reader knew Meg had turned into a rock

c)

so the reader knew Meg was refusing to move around

20.

What does the following figure of speech mean:


"'The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'"

a)

promising to do good isn't the same as doing good

b)

the road was intended to be paved but wasn't

c)

you will go to hell if you don't do good things

21.

What is it called when an author uses descriptive language that uses all 5 senses?

a)

allusion

b)

illusion

c)

imagery

d)

symbol

22.

Which vocabulary word means:


showing anger or annoyance

a)

indignant

b)

fallacy

c)

exclusive

d)

moderation

e)

relinquish

23.

Which vocabulary word means:


a mistake

a)

indignant

b)

fallacy

c)

exclusive

d)

moderation

e)

relinquish

24.

Which vocabulary word means:


limited to a person, group, or area

a)

indignant

b)

fallacy

c)

exclusive

d)

moderation

e)

relinquish

25.

Which vocabulary word means:


avoiding extremes; not too much, not too little, in the middle

a)

indignant

b)

fallacy

c)

exclusive

d)

moderation

e)

relinquish

26.

Which vocabulary word means:


to give up

a)

indignant

b)

fallacy

c)

exclusive

d)

moderation

e)

relinquish

27.

What is the plot?

a)

the story line from beginning to end

b)

words that have another meaning than what they actually say

c)

using all five senses to describe something

d)

a reference to something famous

28.
Which of the following is NOT found on Camazotz?
a)
The CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building
b)
The twins' vegetable garden
c)
The transparent column
d)
aNOTThe paper delivery boy
29.
What does the man with red eyes try to recite with the children in order to hypnotize them?
a)
The alphabet
b)
Multiplication table
c)
Mary Had a Little Lamb
d)
Planets in the solar system
30.
What do Charles Wallace and Calvin shout out in order to resist the man with red eyes' hypnosis?
a)
Their school teachers' names
b)
The states in the U.S.
c)
Names of t.v. shows
d)
Nursery rhymes
31.
Why does Charles Wallace allow himself to be hypnotized by the man with red eyes?
a)
To determine the man's identity
b)
To forget his life and his family
c)
To see the image of his father
d)
To destroy the man's brain
32.
The man tells Charles Wallace that of all the children...
a)
He is the only one endowed with a neuropsychological system complex enough to understand him
b)
Calvin is the weakest and will not be able to deal with the challenges ahead.
c)
Meg is the weakest and will not be able to deal with the challenges ahead.
d)
He is the only one who will survive on the planet and the others will perish.
33.
What does the man with red eyes serve the children?
a)
chicken and rice
b)
a turkey dinner
c)
ham with vegetables
d)
cake and candy
34.
What does the food taste like to Charles Wallace?
a)
gum
b)
metal
c)
fish
d)
sand
35.
Charles declares that on Camazotz, the total conformity prevents __________.
a)
unwanted visitors.
b)
work and commerce.
c)
the need for food.
d)
war or unhappiness.
36.
Meg will believe that her father isn't coming home when...
a)
Pigs fly. 
b)
The cows come home. 
c)
Her mother tells her he isn't. 
d)
He writes her a letter saying so. 
37.

Who said it? "Lead on moron. I've never even seen your house, and I have the funniest feeling that for the first time in my life I'm going home!"

a)

Sandy

b)

Meg

c)

Charles Wallace

d)

Mrs. Whatsit

e)

Calvin

38.

Who said it? "Allll rrightt, girrllss. Thisss iss nno ttime forr bbickerring."

a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

Mrs. Who

c)

Mrs. Which

d)

IT

e)

Father

39.

Who said it? "I know our world isn't perfect, Charles, but it's better than this. This isn't the only alternative! It can't be!"

a)

Mrs. Murry

b)

Meg

c)

Calvin

d)

Charles Wallace

40.

Who said it? "I didn't mean ever to let you know. But, oh, my dears, I did so love being a star!"

a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

Mrs. Who

c)

Mrs. Which

d)

The Happy Medium

41.

Who said it? "I have to find out what he really is. You know that. I'm going to try to hold back. I'm going to try to keep part of myself out. You mustn't stop me this time, Meg."

a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

Calvin

c)

Charles Wallace

d)

Meg

42.

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 sheets

c)

a tramp had stolen some pies

d)

a dog had stolen some sheets

43.
Mrs. Murry is a beautiful woman who is a _____ by profession.
a)
scientist
b)
psychologist
c)
teacher
d)
lawyer
44.
What command did Mrs. Which give Meg, Charles, & Calvin on Camaztoz?
a)
"Never lose sight of your goal."
b)
"Communicate with them only when necessary."
c)
"Use your talents to save your world."
d)
"Do not let them separate you."
45.

Where does the family land at the end of the book?

a)

Home

b)

Camazotz

c)

Washington, DC

d)

The Sun

46.
What does Meg call the being that takes care of her?
a)
Aunt Beast
b)
Momma
c)
Teacher Friend
d)
Bruh
47.
What gift did Mrs. Whatsit give Meg?
a)
a book
b)
her love
c)
magic powers
d)
a tesseract to keep
48.
Mrs. Whatsit says that if the Happy Medium could always tell them what was going to happen, they would be just like the people of Camazotz because: 
a)
They would have to live on a dark planet. 
b)
They would have no lives of their own. 
c)
They would eat very uninteresting food.
d)
They would skip rope and bounce balls. 
49.
Three characteristics or traits that describe Meg Wallace are:
a)
Protective, courageous, defiant
b)
Shy, nervous, quiet
c)
Rude, strong, loud
d)
Clumsy, mean, brave
50.

How does the family know that Mr. Murry is missing?

a)

His letters stop arriving

b)

The government sent them a telegram

c)

Happy Medium sees it in her crystal ball

d)

Fortinbras won't eat