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A Wrinkle in Time Chapters 1-9

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