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A Wrinkle In Time Through Chapter 8

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why doesn't Mrs. Murry know the children are gone?

a)

They left when she was asleep.

b)

They told her they are spending the week at Mrs. Whatsit's house.

c)

The Mrs. W's gave her a difficult science experiment that she is busy completing.

d)

The Mrs. W's created a "time tesser" that will bring them back five minutes before they originally left.

2.

What does the Happy Medium reveal?

a)

Meg is truly gifted

b)

Their father has already gone back to Earth.

c)

Their mother has visited outer space in the past.

d)

The Earth is surrounded by the Dark Thing.

3.

Who used to be a star and sacrificed her life to fight the Dark Thing?

a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

Mrs. Who

c)

Mrs. Which

d)

Mrs. Murry

4.

What gifts do the children receive before going on to Camazotz?

a)

Powers they always hoped to have.

b)

Magic glasses for all of them.

c)

Money to spend in town.

d)

Enhancements of traits they already have.

5.

What is wrong with the children on Camazotz?

a)

They seem very angry and unhappy.

b)

They seem to be controlled by an outside source.

c)

They seem very competitive when they play sports.

d)

They don't listen to their mothers.

6.

Where is Father being held captive?

a)

behind the darkness

b)

on the planet Uriel

c)

on Orion's belt

d)

within a wrinkle

7.

Why can't Charles taste the food like others?

a)

because is allergic to it

b)

He only likes food his mother makes.

c)

He was served a different dinner.

d)

because IT cannot get into his brain like it can with the others

8.

What is Calvin's special gift?

a)

education

b)

multiplication

c)

communication

d)

organization

9.

Besides Mr. Murry, who else is being held in a little cell?

a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

the little girl who could not multiply

c)

the little boy who couldn't bounce the ball in rhythm

d)

Mrs. Who

10.

Why is Meg so excited at the end of the chapter?

a)

She saw her Father.

b)

Calvin said he liked her father.

c)

Charles Wallace came out of the trance.

d)

She found a secret opening to a room full of money.

11.

Why did the children cross the square holding hands?

a)

They were scared of being taken.

b)

Mrs. Whatsit said stay together.

c)

Mrs. Which was going to help them tesser.

12.

What happened before Charles Wallace knocked on the door?

a)

It was opened by one of the women.

b)

It opened on its own.

c)

An alarm went off alerting the guards.

13.

What should the children have in order to see the authority figure in the building?

a)

Sign in with the secretary.

b)

Schedule an appointment.

c)

Present papers to the A machine.

14.

What was the man's job that was being questioned by Charles Wallace?

a)

He was a guard in the CENTRAL Central Intelligence.

b)

He was a second grade level teacher.

c)

He ran a number one spelling machine.

15.

Why did Charles Wallace not want Meg to let go of his hands?

a)

He was scared she would be taken away.

b)

He felt someone trying to get at him.

c)

Meg was being taken by one of the machines.

16.

What was at the end of the room filled with machines?

a)

a door to another room

b)

security guards

c)

a man in a chair

17.

Why didn't Charles Wallace want Meg and Calvin to look at the man?

a)

He was trying to hypnotize them.

b)

He would read their minds.

c)

Charles wanted the man to look only at him.

18.

What did the man try to make Charles Wallace recite with him?

a)

Mary Had a Little Lamb

b)

the multiplication table

c)

the alphabet

19.

Why did the man break into laughter after Meg screamed for father?

a)

He was her father.

b)

They passed the preliminary test.

c)

He knew Meg's father was missing.

20.

Why did Charles Wallace hit the man on the platform?

a)

He threatened Meg and Calvin.

b)

He insulted his father.

c)

He thought he wasn't real.

21.

Why did Meg tackle Charles Wallace to the ground?

a)

He said unkind things about father.

b)

He was walking to the platform as if in a trance.

c)

He was joining the dark side of the robots.

22.

Why could Meg and Calvin taste the food?

a)

Because they can't shut their minds to the man.

b)

Because they have a better imagination than Charles Wallace.

c)

Because the food was fresh from the oven.

23.
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)
NOTThe paper delivery boy
24.
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
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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.
28.
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
29.
What does the food taste like to Charles Wallace?
a)
gum
b)
metal
c)
fish
d)
sand
30.
Charles Wallace tells Meg and Calvin that the man with the red eyes is their... 
a)
friend.
b)
father.
c)
guardian.
d)
angel.
31.
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.
32.
When they were walking past the houses in Camazotz, what did they immediately notice?
a)
All of the houses were exactly alike.
b)
There was a glowing red light beyond the town.
c)
There were no windows.
d)
The Dark Thing was hovering above the houses.
33.
What did they notice about the children playing in front of their houses?
a)
They were all girls.
b)
They were all boys.
c)
They were all in rhythm.
d)
They were all smiling.
34.
What was wrong with one of the little boys playing in front of their house?
a)
He had no eyes.
b)
He had four arms.
c)
He was screaming at the top of his lungs.
d)
He was bouncing the ball very badly.
35.
One way he tries to get into their minds is through hypnotism. He tries to hypnotize them by:
a)
singing songs
b)
knocking them out
c)
having them look into his eyes
d)
swinging a metal chain in front of him
36.
What does the man promise the kids if they let him in their minds?
a)
They will have no pain or trouble
b)
They will never cry again
c)
They will have enough food to eat
d)
They will never have to go to school again
37.
At the end of Chapter 7 Charles Wallace
a)
escapes
b)
lets the man enter his mind
c)
returns home
d)
goes off by himself
38.
At the end of Chapter 8 they find father. He is
a)
in a cell with IT
b)
in a science labratory
c)
in a transparent column
d)
in an electric chair
39.
How does Meg get through the columns to her father?
a)
she recites a song
b)
she smashes the column
c)
she wears Mrs. Who's spectacles
d)
she wears Calvin's spectacles
40.
The fact that he says, "But how does it happen that there are three of you?" indicates that...
a)
He knows Meg and Charles Wallace, but not Calvin
b)
He doesn't have control over them
c)
He cannot see into the future
d)
He is very polite
41.
The word preliminary as it was used in the story means.............
a)
Whatever event happens last
b)
Before eliminating something
c)
An event that happens after another event
d)
Something that happens before something else
42.

Why were the children taken to the Happy Medium?

a)

She could show them Earth and the Dark Thing around it.

b)

She possessed the ability to ease their anxieties.

c)

She could best explain what a tesseract was.

d)

She had knowledge of Mr. Murry's physical and emotional state.

43.

What command did Mrs. Which give Meg, Charles and Calvin on Camazotz?

a)

Never lose sight of your goal.

b)

Use your talents to save your world

c)

Communicate with them only when necessary.

d)

Do not let them separate you.

44.

Supposedly, the people on Camazotz were happy and efficient because...

a)

all individuality had been eliminated

b)

the Dark Thing had been conquered

c)

IT was a kind and benevolent being

d)

they had been transformed into robots

45.

Why was Mr. Murry on Camazotz?

a)

Part of his project was the study of its people and society

b)

The key to the mystery of the tesseract was supposed to be there

c)

Mrs. Whatsit sent him there to try to control IT

d)

He landed there by accident while tessering to Mars.

46.

What Planet does IT reside on?

a)

Jakku

b)

Camazotz

c)

Mars

d)

Skaalkin

47.

How many men brought out the food in front of Calvin, Charles, and Meg when they were with the man with red eyes?

a)

14

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

48.
Who has been fighting against the Dark Thing?
a)
American Army
b)
Many well-known people like Jesus, Ghandi, and Michelangelo 
c)
All the children of the whole world
d)
Every single person across the whole universe
49.
What dimension do they travel in?
a)
2nd
b)
3rd
c)
4th
d)
5th
50.
What mistake does Mrs. Which make?
a)
She doesn't materialize all the way
b)
She tries to take the kids to a 2D planet
c)
She laughs when it is a serious situation
d)
She NEVER makes mistakes
51.
How old is Mrs. Whatsit? 
a)
Over 2 billion years
b)
40 years
c)
You never ask a lady that!
d)
No one ever knows
52.
What is Meg's mother doing when we see her?
a)
Cooking
b)
Cleaning after cooking
c)
Writing to Father
d)
Working on an experiment
53.

Which if the ladies feels tired materializing, and talks in a shaky voice?

a)

Mrs. Who

b)

Mrs. Whatsit

c)

Mrs. Which

d)

Meg's mom

54.
Which of the 3 ladies speaks by only quoting other people?  
a)

Mrs. Whatsit

b)

Mrs. Who

c)

Mrs. Which

55.
When landing on the 2 dimensional planet, how did Meg and the boys feel?  
a)
They felt like they'd been flattened out like paper dolls.
b)
They felt extremely lightweight, like they could float away.
c)
They all felt like pieces of spaghetti.  
56.
Meg and Calvin repeatedly question Charles Wallace on their way to Mr. Murry in Chapter 8. In response, what does he warn them he will do?
a)
Send them to IT
b)
Send them to a special prison on Camazotz
c)
Send them to a two-dimensional planet
d)
put them to sleep 

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