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A Wrinkle in Time Chapters 1-9

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  • "Don't think you can wheedle another deadline extension out of me," suggests that
    grandma is always good to get you out of a jam.
    you have a good chance of an A+ on you project.
    your charm and sad excuses won't work on me.
    some teachers will believe anything.
  • oblique:?::transparent:clear
    imaginary
    solid
    indirect
    direct
  • acquire:get::relinquish:?
    understand
    analyze
    give up
    bore
  • Why are Sandy and Dennis minor characters in the story?
    they hate their father for leaving
    they are away at camp
    they are too ordinary
    they have disappeared with Dr. Murray
  • A myopic person can see clearly only what is:
    imaginary
    true
    up close
    far away
  • Charles Wallace is
    slow
    empathic
    bratty
    none of the above
  • The Cold War was about
    democracy v. fascism
    monarchy v. anarchy
    autocracy v. democracy
    capitalism v. communism
  • comprehend:understand::assimilate:?
    admire, like
    reject, renounce
    repel, dismiss
    adjust, absorb
  • What value seems to be of utmost importance on Camazotz?
    equality
    prosperity
    conformity
    individuality
  • fiction:made-up::diction:
    defeating
    commanding
    lying
    speaking
  • What sort of society is Camazotz?
    liberated
    utopian
    dystopian
    anarchic
  • One of Meg's "gifts" is:
    her love for her father
    her desire for adventure
    her stubborness
    her facility with math
  • amiable:friendly::antagonistic:?
    boring
    indifferent
    weary
    hostile
  • The best sort of cloth for a shadow puppet play is ______________.
    transparent
    translucent
    opaque
    colorful
  • An aberration on Camazotz is:
    girls skipping rope in perfect sequence
    conformity
    the boy bouncing the ball out of rhythm
    mothers summoning their children all at the same time
  • audible:sound::tangible:?
    sight
    taste
    touch
    smell
  • In chapter 6, Mrs. Who quotes a passage from which Shakespeare play?
    Hamlet
    The Tempest
    Macbeth
    Othello
  • If your supply of candy has dwindled, you are:
    you don't eat sweets
    stuck with candy that has spoiled
    well-supplied with candy
    running out of candy
  • Why does the man with eyes have red eyes?
    Not clear: possibly to frighten or to reference communism
    He was just born that way.
    He has allergies.
    He was up all night drinking vodka
  • finale:end::preliminaries:
    allowances
    commencement
    procedures
    complications
  • faulty:imperfect::prodigious:?
    incomprehensible
    deficient
    tremendous
    excessive
  • What was Mrs. Whatsit before she became Mrs. Whatsit?
    a bag lady
    a star
    a medium
    a witch
  • What or who is Meg's best ally against It?
    Charles Wallace
    her father
    her character defects
    Calvin
  • The "happiest sadist" would
    be at peace with all of God's creatures, just as they are
    really enjoy inflicting pain
    engage in sorry word play
    be empathetic
  • rotund:round::wraithlike:?
    intelligent
    ghostly
    obscure
    overweight
  • Which of the following is NOT a theme of the novel?
    family
    good v. evil
    doomed romance
    coming of age
  • What historical figures have fought against the Black Thing, according to Chapter 5?
    Mandela, Malala, Kanye West & the Kardashians
    Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, the Kim dynasty
    Bach, da Vinci, Jesus, Euclid, Buddha, Shakespeare et al.
    Stars who have given up their lives.
  • MAD stands for:
    insane
    mutually assured destruction
    moms against drugs
    angry
  • permanent:forever::ephemeral:?
    urgent
    obscure
    ghostly
    temporary
  • A Wrinkle in Time was written during
    the Space Race
    two of these: name the two
    the Cold War
    the Suez Crisis
  • Camazotz is best described as a:
    worker's paradise
    totalitarian nightmare
    capitalsim perfected
    utopia
  • Meg's dad is a:
    physicist
    spy
    astronaut
    deadbeat
  • How does Meg reach her father in the transparent column?
    She doesn't.
    Charles Wallace lets her in.
    willpower
    Mrs. Who's spectacles
  • precipitous:?::hasty:fast
    perturbed, upset
    informed, knowledgeable
    calm, gradual
    abrupt, sudden
  • What is Dr. Murray's reunion with Charles Wallace like?
    cold and shocking
    warm and loving
    indifferent
    angry
  • dumbstruck:astonished::pedantic:?
    mean, nasty
    pretentious, scholarly
    angelic, loving
    cheerful, happy-go-lucky
  • Because he didn't bother to read the novel, John approached the final exam with great _______________.
    confidence
    arrogance
    indifference
    trepidation
  • recalcitrant:rebellious::tractable:?
    urgent
    prodigious
    ephemeral
    compliant
  • perturbed:?::light:dark
    weary
    calm
    bored
    agitated
  • The sound of Ms. Sarah's jump roping _____________ through the apartment complex, much to the annoyance of the other teachers.
    perturbed
    dwindled
    reverberated
    wheedled