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A Wrinkle in Time Chapters 1-9

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