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A Wrinkle in Time Chapter 7 - 9

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

At the very end of Chapter 7, who is "gone?"

a)

Calvin

b)

Charles Wallace

c)

Meg

d)

Father

2.

On a platform, at the end of the room sits a man who gives off....

a)

a yellowish glow.

b)

a distinctive murmuring sound.

c)

a feeling of coldness and darkness.

d)

a feeling of love and warmth.

3.

The first method The Man with Red Eyes uses to try to obtain control of the children's minds is....

a)

violence.

b)

hypnotism.

c)

food.

d)

threats.

4.

The children learn that the man....

a)

speaks many languages.

b)

is IT.

c)

hates them.

d)

can read minds.

5.

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 have enough food to eat.

c)

They will never cry.

d)

They will never be lonely.

6.

Meg, Calvin and Charles Wallace walk down the center of a long room lined with

a)

soldiers.

b)

computers.

c)

white-robed attendants.

d)

men in black smocks.

7.

The fact that the Man with Red Eyes 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.

8.

Charles Wallace discovers that

a)

the man on the platform is a robot.

b)

he cannot shut his mind to the voice like Meg and Calvin can.

c)

the voice speaking to the children comes THROUGH the man.

d)

this man is his father.

9.

The little boy goes into the Man with Red Eyes to

a)

save Meg and Calvin.

b)

give up his life.

c)

learn what the man is all about.

d)

find the three Ws.

10.

What does the Man with Red Eyes try to recite with the children in order to hypnotize them?

a)

The alphabet

b)

Multiplication tables

c)

Mary Had a Little Lamb

d)

The Gettysburg Address

11.

What does Charles Wallace 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

12.
The man tells Charles 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.
13.

What does the man with red eyes serve the children?

a)

chicken and rice

b)

a turkey dinner

c)

Hamburgers

d)

cake and candy

14.

What does the food taste like to Charles Wallace?

a)

plastic

b)

metal

c)

fish

d)

sand

15.

The man explains that the food is synthetic, but Charles would be able to...

a)

taste it if he puts seasoning on IT.

b)

taste it if only he would open his mind to IT

c)

smell it if he would focus on a smell of his liking.

d)

smell it if he would look beyond the food.

16.

The man identifies himself as the ________________ and tells them that Charles will lead them to Mr. Murry.

a)

Prime Guardian

b)

Prime Optimus

c)

Prime Coordinator

d)

Prime Intelligence

17.

Charles Wallace tells Meg and Calvin that the Man with Red Eyes is their...

a)

friend.

b)

father.

c)

guardian.

d)

angel.

18.

In the lobby of CENTRAL Central Intelligence, what is the job of the man that the children ask for help?

a)

He works in CENTRAL Central Intelligence.

b)

He works in Central Intelligence in another city.

c)

He runs a spelling machine on the grade two level.

d)

He reports strange children,

19.

What does Charles Wallace say that happens to anyone who has sniffles or a cold?

a)

They to to the hospital.

b)

They are put to sleep.

c)

They have to go home.

d)

They are sent to see IT.

20.

In chapter 9, Meg is excited and relieved because she finally finds

a)

Mrs. Murry.

b)

her father.

c)

another Mrs.

d)

IT.

21.

Meg and Calvin talk about a "cloven pine" (which is an allusion or reference to The Tempest) because

a)

they both read it in school.

b)

Father is like a witch, imprisoning people.

c)

Charles Wallace is trying to imprison them.

d)

it is a metaphor, Father is imprisoned.

22.

What helps Meg get through the column to her father?

a)

her faults

b)

Calvin's strength

c)

Mrs. Who's glasses

d)

Charles Wallace's sixth sense

23.

Now we know for sure that

a)

IT is talking through Charles Wallace.

b)

father will be able to save them.

c)

Meg is strong enough to stand up to IT.

d)

Calvin is not needed on this journey.

24.

Once they leave the CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building, it becomes clear that IT is

a)

never going to release Charles Wallace.

b)

back inside Central Intelligence.

c)

in the domelike building down the street.

d)

not on the planet Camazotz any more.

25.

When the characters finally see IT,

what is IT?

a)

the man with the red eyes

b)

the entire planet

c)

Mr. Murry

d)

a brain

26.

What did Meg use to try to save herself from IT?

a)

her faults

b)

the glasses

c)

Calvin's hand

d)

her wisdom

27.

Why are Meg and Charles Wallace talking about, "Like and equal are two entirely different things"?


(Choose 2 correct answers.)

a)

Meg was reciting the Declaration of Independence.

b)

They need to agree on this issue before they can leave.

c)

Charles is trying to make Meg move to Camazotz.

d)

Charles is arguing that being the same is equal.

28.

At the end of the chapter, how did Meg escape the brain's power?

a)

saying the periodic table of elements

b)

tessering with her father

c)

by holding Calvin's hand

d)

the Mrs. came back to tesser

29.

How does Charles Wallace react to Calvin trying to get him to come back to them?

a)

Charles begins to shudder but and snaps out of it.

b)

Charles begins to shudder but IT pulls him back in.

30.

How does Calvin try to get Charles Wallace to come back to them?

a)

Calvin tries to get Charles to come back to them by quoting some of Mrs Who’s words to him. He looks directly into Charles’ eyes, and he tells Charles that the Mrs Ws are not bad, but IT is bad.

b)

Calvin tries to get Charles to come back to them by quoting some of Mrs Whatsit’s words to him. He looks directly into Charles’ eyes, and he tells Charles that the IT is not bad, but the Mrs. Ws are bad.