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A Wrinkle in Time Chapters 1-9

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