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20 A Wrinkle In Time Questions | Kid Lit Authors Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains questions about the characters and plot of my favorite book from childhood 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by DillPickle. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
DillPickle

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,955

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
2509

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Kat1982 (3/20), Guest 104 (20/20), Guest 99 (17/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. 'It was a dark and ------ night'. What is the missing word in this first line of the first chapter of 'A Wrinkle in Time'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 20

2. What family is the focus of this book? Hint

The O'Keefes

The Jenkins

The Murrys

The Rileys

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the name of the family pet? Hint

Ananda

Rover

Fortinbras

Calvin

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which family member was missing at the beginning of the book? Hint

Meg

Mrs. Murry

Mr. Murry

Sandy

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Question 5 of 20

5. What three mysterious ladies arrive to help reunite the family? Hint

The three witches from Macbeth

Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which

Orion, Vega, and Venus

Mrs. One, Mrs. Two, and Mrs. Three

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Question 6 of 20

6. Though dressed as Halloween witches and living in a haunted house, in actuality, what kind of beings were the mysterious three ladies? Hint

Ghosts

Devils

Immortals

Zombies

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Question 7 of 20

7. What scientific concept did Mrs. Whatsit mention that upset Mrs. Murry? Hint

Echthroi

Time

The Tesseract

Einstein's Theory

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Question 8 of 20

8. What were the names of Meg's twin brothers? Hint

Calvin and Hinky

Joe and Ed

Sandy and Dennys

Charles and Wallace

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which character came home from school with a black eye? Hint

Meg

Dennys

Sandy

Charles

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which family member did Meg have a very special connection with? Hint

Sandy

Charles Wallace

Dennys

Calvin

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was 'IT'? Hint

A hand

A disembodied brain

An alien

A black cloud

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who allowed the children to look into her crystal ball and see their mothers? Hint

The Fortune Teller

The Happy Medium

The Prophetess

The Palm Reader

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Question 13 of 20

13. Whose mind became possessed by 'IT'? Hint

Charles Wallace

Sandy

Meg

Calvin

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Question 14 of 20

14. What almost killed Meg? Hint

Being in 'IT's' presence

Kissing Calvin

Punching the man with red eyes

Tessering through the Black Thing

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Question 15 of 20

15. What did Meg call the creature who saved her life after she was almost frozen? Hint

Cousin Thing

Grandma

Uncle Fester

Aunt Beast

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the name of the planet where Meg's father was held captive? Hint

Uriel

Mars

Ixchel

Camazotz

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Question 17 of 20

17. What did the man with the red eyes feed the children upon their arrival at CENTRAL Central Intelligence? Hint

Compressed food in tubes

Cookies and milk

Fried chicken

A synthetic turkey dinner

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Question 18 of 20

18. To which of the characters did the meal on Camazotz taste like sand? Hint

Meg

Calvin

Father

Charles Wallace

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who was Calvin? Hint

An alien

A school-yard bully

'IT' in disquise

A boy from Meg's school

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Question 20 of 20

20. What weapon did Meg use to save herself and rescue Charles from the mind of 'IT'? Hint

Her love for Charles Wallace

Mrs. Who's glasses

ESP

A laser gun

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'It was a dark and ------ night'. What is the missing word in this first line of the first chapter of 'A Wrinkle in Time'?

Answer: stormy

Most true fans of this book can quote the first line without prompting. It sets the mysterious and other-worldly tone for the story to come.

2. What family is the focus of this book?

Answer: The Murrys

The Murry family includes: Mr. and Mrs. Murry, Margaret (known as Meg), Sandy, Dennys, and Charles Wallace.

3. What is the name of the family pet?

Answer: Fortinbras

Fortinbras is an unusual name for a dog, but then the Murrys are an unusual family.

4. Which family member was missing at the beginning of the book?

Answer: Mr. Murry

At the beginning of the story, Mr. Murry has disappeared while working on a secret project for the government.

5. What three mysterious ladies arrive to help reunite the family?

Answer: Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which

The ladies moved into the neighborhood 'haunted' house and made aquaintance with Charles Wallace.

6. Though dressed as Halloween witches and living in a haunted house, in actuality, what kind of beings were the mysterious three ladies?

Answer: Immortals

All three of these immortal ladies had at one point been stars which gave their lives to help defeat the 'Black Thing.'

7. What scientific concept did Mrs. Whatsit mention that upset Mrs. Murry?

Answer: The Tesseract

The tesseract was a concept that Mr. and Mrs. Murry were playing with in their private lab before Mr. Murry's disappearance. It disconcerted Mrs. Murry to have a stranger mention it.

8. What were the names of Meg's twin brothers?

Answer: Sandy and Dennys

Sandy and Dennys, though very bright themselves, had little understanding of the problems Meg and Charles Wallace had with adjusting and being accepted.

9. Which character came home from school with a black eye?

Answer: Meg

Meg got into a fight with a boy who was making fun of her 'dumb' baby brother.

10. Which family member did Meg have a very special connection with?

Answer: Charles Wallace

Meg and Charles Wallace had a mental connection that allowed Charles to know what she was thinking and how she was feeling.

11. What was 'IT'?

Answer: A disembodied brain

II was a disembodied brain that pulsed so strongly that the brains of others were forced to pulse in unison.

12. Who allowed the children to look into her crystal ball and see their mothers?

Answer: The Happy Medium

The Happy Medium lived in a cave and could look into her crystal ball to see any part of the universe.

13. Whose mind became possessed by 'IT'?

Answer: Charles Wallace

Charles Wallace willingly went into unison with 'IT' because he believed it would help him find his father.

14. What almost killed Meg?

Answer: Tessering through the Black Thing

In order to escape 'IT', Mr. Murry tessered Meg and Calvin through the Black Thing. Meg was almost frozen by the extreme cold of the Black Thing.

15. What did Meg call the creature who saved her life after she was almost frozen?

Answer: Aunt Beast

After struggling with several different possibilities, Meg decided to call her new friend Aunt Beast.

16. What was the name of the planet where Meg's father was held captive?

Answer: Camazotz

Camazotz is that planet which is host to 'IT'. Mr. Murry accidentally tessered there and was captured.

17. What did the man with the red eyes feed the children upon their arrival at CENTRAL Central Intelligence?

Answer: A synthetic turkey dinner

The man with the red eyes fed them synthetic turkey that tasted real, in an attempt to earn their trust.

18. To which of the characters did the meal on Camazotz taste like sand?

Answer: Charles Wallace

The man with the red eyes used the food to coerce Charles Wallace into entering 'IT'. Once he did so, the food tasted normal again.

19. Who was Calvin?

Answer: A boy from Meg's school

Calvin was a boy from Meg's school who became friends with the Murrys and helped them on their trip to find Mr. Murry.

20. What weapon did Meg use to save herself and rescue Charles from the mind of 'IT'?

Answer: Her love for Charles Wallace

'IT' was an entity of coldness and hate and could not comprehend or resist love, so Charles Wallace was freed by the love Meg felt for him.

Source: Author DillPickle

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