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How much do you know about A Wrinkle in Time? | Quiz

This is a quiz on my favorite book, "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madleine L'Engle.

A multiple-choice quiz by egyptmysteries. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
egyptmysteries

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
118,164

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1114

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The first line of the book:"It was a ____
___ ______ night."

Answer: (three words - the middle one is and.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Charles Wallace eating at the beginning of the book? Hint

a BLT

bread and jam

tuna sandwich

liverwurst sandwich

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many sheets did Mrs. Whatsit steal from Mrs. Buncomb?

Answer: (number or word form)

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Question 4 of 10

4. On Uriel, who let the flower fall from his/her face and could not breathe? Hint

Calvin

Mrs. Whatsit

Charles Wallace

Meg

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Question 5 of 10

5. When they went to visit the Happy Medium, did Meg want to see her mother first?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. In Camazotz, what did Meg compare all the women who opened the doors to? Hint

cartoons

paper dolls

TV moms

her mom

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, what subject did the man they talked to teach? Hint

reading

spelling

writing

grammar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the man with the red eyes try to get the kids to say with him in order to take control of their minds? Hint

the Alphabet

nursery rhymes

times tables

Gettysberg Address

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Question 9 of 10

9. Charles Wallace tried to trap Calvin inside the elevator.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Meg have that "IT" didn't have?

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first line of the book:"It was a ____ ___ ______ night."

Answer: dark and stormy

You should know this even if you've only read the book once. Meg thinks that it's a hurricane.

2. What was Charles Wallace eating at the beginning of the book?

Answer: bread and jam

Meg had a BLT, Mrs. Murray had a liverwurst sandwich, and Mrs. Whatsit had tuna salad.

3. How many sheets did Mrs. Whatsit steal from Mrs. Buncomb?

Answer: twelve

She said that she needed them to make ghosts for the "haunted house" that she was living in.

4. On Uriel, who let the flower fall from his/her face and could not breathe?

Answer: Meg

It said she felt like a knife was going into her lungs.

5. When they went to visit the Happy Medium, did Meg want to see her mother first?

Answer: No

She wanted to see Calvin's mother. This turned out to be a mistake.

6. In Camazotz, what did Meg compare all the women who opened the doors to?

Answer: paper dolls

Everyone on Camazotz was the same.

7. In the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building, what subject did the man they talked to teach?

Answer: spelling

All four of these fall under the same category, but the man specifically said that he taught spelling.

8. What did the man with the red eyes try to get the kids to say with him in order to take control of their minds?

Answer: times tables

To stop him from taking control of their brains, Calvin quoted the Gettysberg Address and Charles recited nursery rhymes.

9. Charles Wallace tried to trap Calvin inside the elevator.

Answer: True

Charles said that he was simply reminding Calvin to stay on his toes.

10. What did Meg have that "IT" didn't have?

Answer: Love

She had her love for Charles Wallace and the rest of her family and friends.

Thanks for playing!

Source: Author egyptmysteries

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