Wrinkle in Time StudySync Quiz

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

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

She tried looking at the mouth, at the thin, almost colorless lips, and this was more possible, even though she had to look obliquely, so that she was not sure exactly what the face really looked like, whether it was young or old, cruel or kind, human or alien.

• straight-ahead

• with suspicion

• at an angle

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

“And by the way, my children,” he continued blandly, “you don't need to vocalize verbally with me, you know. I can understand you quite as well as you can understand me.”

• He does not speak their language.

• He can read their minds.

• He would like to have a conversation with them.

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

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

Charles Wallace looked quickly at Meg and Calvin, then said, as though to himself, “I have to,” and 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. After a moment it seemed that his eyes were no longer focusing. 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.

• Charles Wallace is brave and devoted.

• Charles Wallace doesn’t take danger seriously.

• Charles Wallace values Meg and Calvin more than himself.

Which of the following phrases best supports the answer to Question 5?

• “...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,’...”

Which of these inferences about the Man with Red Eyes is best supported by the text?

• 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 answer to Question 7?

• “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?"

Match the line of dialogue with its speaker. Who said the line below?

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

• Calvin

• Meg

• Red-Eyed Man

• Charles

Match the line of dialogue with its speaker. Who said the line below?

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

• Calvin

• Meg

• Red-Eyed Man

• Charles