A Wrinkle in Time Quizzes

A Wrinkle in Time Quiz 1

1 What kind of storm does the book open with?
a tornado

a thunder storm

a hurricane

a tsunami
2 Why did Meg get in a fight in the opening chapter?
someone made fun of her brother

someone tripped her

no reason at all

someone called her names
3 Which of these is Meg's dog?
Underhanker

Fortinbras

Kilsworth

Lassie
4 Which member of Meg's family is missing?
her mother

her youngest brother

her grandfather

her father
5 Which of these is NOT one of Meg's siblings?
Sandy

Dennys

Steven

Charles Wallace
6 Where is Meg's bedroom?
the attic

the garage

the basement

upstairs
7 What do people think about Charles Wallace?
he's very short

he is very normal

he's a moron

he's a genius
8 What is Mrs. Murry's job?
a doctor

a lawyer

a teacher

a scientist
9 Who ends up being the "tramp"?
Mrs. Which

Mrs. Who

Mrs. Whatsit

none of the above
10 What does the "tramp" steal?
innocence

bed sheets

curtains

money
11 Which novel was Madeleine L'Engle's first?
Many Waters

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

A Wrinkle in Time

An Acceptable Time
12 Which word does Mrs. Whatsit use that upsets Mrs. Murry?
megisyth

oppenheimer

tesseract

succatash
13 What country's export and import data does Meg not know in class?
Peru

Guatemala

Nicaragua

Mexico
14 What message does Charles Wallace need to tall his three friends in the woods?
to be careful about stealing

to make them some food

to watch their dog

to leave quickly
15 How does Calvin O'Keefe describe himself?
as a sport

as a normal guy

as a genius

as an athlete
16 What leads Calvin to the haunted house?
a curiosity

boredom

a compulsion

none of the above
17 What is unique about the menacing features of the haunted house?
they are props

they are old

there is nothing unique about them

they are from another planet
18 Which real-life scientist served as the basis for the characters of Meg and Charles Wallace?
Gurgen

Nobel

Stuychen

Einstein
19 What does Mrs. Murry make for dinner when Calvin comes over?
steak

a liverwurst sandwich

a thick stew

a potato soup
20 How many children are in the O'Keefe family?
11

3

7

12
21 What best describes the reason that Calvin calls his family to let them know where he is?
because they would miss him

because he always obeys his parent's rules

because he cares and loves them

because they would charge the Murry's with kidnapping
22 Which school subject would Calvin probably do best in?
Calculus

Chemistry

Physics

English
23 Which of these best describes why Meg doesn't do well in school.
she doesn't understand the material

she is lazy

she's not very good at math

she doesn't do things the way the teachers teach them
24 Which of these reasons does Calvin give for being glad to be with the Murry family?
they don't hold him down

they feed him

they give him a warm bed to sleep in

it is a quiet household
25 What rumor is going around about Meg's father's disappearance?
that he was kidnapped

that he is a deadbeat dad

that he got lost

that he left for another woman

What are Meg’s feelings about her father, brother, and Calvin after escaping from IT? Do you think she should feel this way?

What chapter are you referring to? Simply, she wants them all to escape the IT: she loves them.

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Answered by Aslan on 3/13/2024 4:54 AM

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why did mrs whatsit change her appearence on uriel

Mrs. Whatsit begins to transform herself out of her old body and into an indescribable creature, best pictured as a horse with wings. When Calvin falls to his knees to worship the thing, Mrs. Whatsit tells him to never do that to her. The children...

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Meg’s self-esteem problems

Meg wants to rise above her seemingly low self-esteem to embrace her own idiosyncrasy and unique abilities. Here we see all the hints of foreshadowing that will unite to incite her towards adventure and discovery - her melancholy feelings at...

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A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

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