Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 9 of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle!

Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.

1. What happened to the wall open door as Meg rushed towards her father?

   1.   ?    they heard a blood-curdling scream
   2.   ?    it turned into a brick wall
   3.   ?    Charles Wallace jumped in front of her
   4.   ?    the door slammed in her face

2. Which is NOT a characteristic of Mr. Murry when the children find him?

   1.   ?    he has long hair and a beard
   2.   ?    he was deep in thought
   3.   ?    his glasses are missing
   4.   ?    he had bruises on his face

3. What does Charles Wallace say Meg must do to help their father?

   1.   ?    betray Calvin
   2.   ?    find the mystic orb
   3.   ?    take Charles Wallace home
   4.   ?    give into IT

4. Fill in the Blank:
   Meg realizes that Mrs. Who's __________ just might be able to get her father out.

   
   
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   1.   ?    spectacles
   2.   ?    magic
   3.   ?    poem
   4.   ?    scepter

5. True or False:
   When Meg put on the glasses, she was able to fling herself into the column with her father.

   
   
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   1.   ?    true
   2.   ?    false

6. What was wrong with Mr. Murry when Meg entered the column with him?

   1.   ?    he could not see
   2.   ?    he was very sick
   3.   ?    he had passed out
   4.   ?    he was dead

7. What could Mr. Murry see when he put on the glasses?

   1.   ?    the wall disintegrated
   2.   ?    he disappeared
   3.   ?    he saw the atoms in the wall rearrange
   4.   ?    he saw Charles Wallace disappear

8. True or False:
   Meg knew that whatever happened, she was not safe with her father.

   
   
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   1.   ?    true
   2.   ?    false

9. True or False:
   Mr. Murry was able to get through to Charles Wallace and force IT out of his mind.

   
   
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   1.   ?    false
   2.   ?    true

10. Where was Calvin when Meg returned to the corridor with her father?

    1.   ?    back on Uriel
    2.   ?    trapped behind a glass wall
    3.   ?    in the dungeon
    4.   ?    at home

11. True or False:
    Meg felt a rhythmical pulsing controlling her heart and lungs.

    
    
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    1.   ?    true
    2.   ?    false

12. Fill in the Blank:
    As Meg walked closer, she realized that IT was an oversized __________ .

    
    
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    1.   ?    rabbit
    2.   ?    brain
    3.   ?    heart
    4.   ?    snake

13. Which of the following is NOT something Meg yelled to help her resist IT's control?

    1.   ?    the Period table of Elements
    2.   ?    the Declaration of Independence
    3.   ?    Square Roots
    4.   ?    Nursery Rhymes
    5.   ?    the Gettysburg Address

14. Fill in the blanks:
    Meg says that on Camazotz, everyone is not equal because __________ is not the same thing as __________.

    1.   ?    like; equal
    2.   ?    same; like
    3.   ?    equal; like
    4.   ?    different; equal

15. How does Mr. Murry rescue Meg, Calvin, and himself away from IT?

    1.   ?    they returned to Earth
    2.   ?    they ran and found the Mrs. Ws
    3.   ?    he tessered
    4.   ?    he called for help