A Wrinkle In Time

Multiple Choice

1. D (Chapter 2)

2. B (Chapter 1)

3. B (Chapter 2)

4. B (Chapter 7)

5. C (Chapter 11)

6. B (Chapters 1-2)

7. D (Chapters 5-6)

8. A (Chapters 2 & 6)

9. C (Chapters 7-8)

10. A (Chapter 11)

11. D (Chapter 7 & throughout the novel)

12. B (Chapter 12)

13. C (Chapter 8)

14. B (Chapter 9)

15. D (Chapters 11-12)

Long-Answer Response

1. Meg hoped that finding her father would make everything right. She set her hopes for happiness on his bringing them safely back from Camazotz and being able to save Charles Wallace in the process. (Meg’s motivations are evident throughout the novel; her anger and disappointment come to a head in Chapters 10-11.)

2. Once she learns to see her father as a person who makes mistakes, Meg realizes that she is the best person to effect the changes she wants to see. In this case, that means saving Charles Wallace. (Chapter 12)

3. Experiencing the unconditional love of her family, Mrs. Whatsit, and Aunt Beast gives Meg the confidence to be brave in the face of danger. In her resistance to IT, she experiments with hatred. When that doesn't work, she remembers that love is the opposite of hate. She realizes it is the answer to Mrs. Which’s clue: she has something IT does not. She uses that love to bring Charles Wallace back from IT. (This theme is explored throughout the novel, most explicitly in Chapter 12. Students might conjecture that Meg will be more accepting of flaws in herself and others going forward. Other textually supported responses are possible.)