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WorksheetsWrinkle in Time Test @2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The main character, or protagonist, in our novel. She is an awkward young girl who struggles with her emotions.
Calvin
Meg
Mrs. Whatsit
Meg Murry's younger brother who has a special ability to understand things and read minds.
Calvin
Mr. Murry
Charles Wallace
Why do the children originally travel to Camazotz? What is the main problem they are trying to solve?
Their father is missing
They are actually aliens and are being called back home
They were kidnapped by Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which
How does Meg feel about her mother, Mrs. Murry?
She feels angry at her because she is mean
She feels jealous because she seems perfect and in control of her feelings
She understands her because she is just like her
Tessering is a method of...
Controlling and hypnotizing lots of people at once
reading another person's mind
travelling through space and time
What is life like on the planet Camazotz?
Everyone acts exactly the same and is controlled by IT
Everyone looks different and there are many interesting artists
Life is happy and people are free
What is the "black thing" in the book?
An animal that scares people at night
An evil force that looks like a giant shadow
Mrs. Whatsit when she is dressed up
What happens when the children meet the Happy Medium?
They look into her crystal ball and see that the dark thing is covering earth.
They feel strange and their minds are taken over by her
They have a long talk about life in space over a cup of tea
What happens to Charles Wallace on Camazotz?
He gets lost
His mind gets taken over by IT
He rescues everyone from IT
What does IT look like?
A three-headed alien
A giant brain
A man with red eyes
What does Meg use to help her father escape and see in the dark when he is in prison on Camazotz?
Calvin's basketball
Mrs. Murry's mirror
Mrs. Who's glasses (spectacles)
What is the name of the strange creature that takes care of Meg after she leaves the planet Camazotz?
Mrs. Who
Mr. Jenkins
Aunt Beast
Why does Meg need to be taken care of after she leaves Camazotz and is on Ixchel?
She was injured trying to save Charles Wallace
She was frozen and could not move after going through the dark thing.
She was very hot and ready to faint from the heat
What type of job does Meg's father, Mr. Murry, have?
A lawyer
A librarian
A scientist
What genre is A Wrinkle in Time?
Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
What is one of the themes, or lessons about life, that we learn from the novel?
Good is stronger than evil
We should always be true to ourselves even if we don't fit in
We can't know everything and have to have faith
All of the above
What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?
Meg versus IT on Camazotz--Meg fights hard to keep IT from getting control of her mind
Meg versus herself--Meg finds it hard to accept herself and wishes she was different
Meg versus Mr. Jenkins--Meg argues with her principal who calls her belligerent and angry.
All of the following characters are good EXCEPT
Mrs. Whatsit
The Happy Medium
Aunt Beast
The Man With the Red Eyes
What is Mr. Murry trapped in on the planet Camazotz?
A crystal ball
A cold jail cell
A transparent column
How did Meg's father, Mr. Murry, end up on Camazotz?
He was doing a science experiment with the tesseract and was trying to get to another planet.
He was kidnapped by the dark thing and taken there
He doesn't know, he just woke up there
