A Wrinkle in Time

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The speaker of the following line (paragraph 1) is most likely ___________ "Once ten is ten. Once eleven is eleven. Once twelve is twelve."

• the Man with Red Eyes

• Meg

• Charles Wallace

• Calvin

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What is most closely the meaning of obliquely, as it is used in the following passage of the text (paragraph 10)?

• straight-ahead

• with suspicion

• at an angle

• heroically

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What do the following lines from the text mainly reveal about the Man with Red Eyes (paragraph 20)?

• He is trying to make them feel more comfortable.

• He does not speak their language.

• He can read their minds.

• He would like to have a conversation with them.

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of the following words best describes how the Man with Red Eyes is feeling toward Meg at the end of the text?

• delighted

• threatened

• terrified

• flattered

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What do the following lines mainly reveal about Charles Wallace (paragraph 36)?

• Charles Wallace is brave and devoted.

• Charles Wallace doesn’t take danger seriously.

• Charles Wallace values Meg and Calvin more than himself.

• Charles Wallace has a death wish.

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Which of the following phrases best supports that Charles Wallace is brave and devoted?

• ...focused his clear blue eyes on the red ones of the man in the chair. Meg looked not at the man but at her brother.

• Meg looked not at the man but at her brother.

• Charles Wallace looked quickly at Meg and Calvin, then said, as though to himself, 'I have to,...'

• The pupils grew smaller and smaller, as though he were looking into an intensely bright light, until they seemed to close entirely, until his eyes were nothing but an opaque blue.

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which of these inferences about the Man with Red Eyes is best supported by the text?

• He is trying to protect the children against what he sees as a neglectful father.

• He is most impressed with Charles Wallace.

• He could not have captured the children’s father because he can only control the young.

• He is challenging the children to see what they are capable of.

Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the idea that the man with red eyes is challenging the children to see what they are capable of?

• The man gave a wince and the thought of his voice was a little breathless, as though Charles Wallace’s punch had succeeded in winding him.

• You have passed your preliminary tests with flying colors.

• Ah, yes, your father! It is not can I, you know, young lady, but will I?

• The number words pounded insistently against Meg’s brain.

Match the Dialogue with the correct character.

• Meg

• “But after all you are very young and very impressionable, and the younger the better, my little man.”

• Red Eyed Man

• “What reason have you given us to trust you?”

• Charles

• “Didn't you ever have a father yourself?”

• Calvin

• “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Use the dictionary and match each description with the character it best describes.

• Charles

• heroic

• Red Eyed Man

• ominous

• Meg

• stubborn