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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
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Chapter 1: Mrs. Whatsit
Chapter 2: Mrs. Who
Chapter 3: Mrs. Which
Chapter 4: The Black Thing
Chapter 5: The Tesseract
Chapter 6: The Happy Medium
Chapter 7: The Man with Red Eyes
Chapter 8: The Transparent Column
Chapter 9: IT
Chapter 10: Absolute Zero
Chapter 11: Aunt Beast
Chapter 12: The Foolish and the Weak
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Chapter 1: Mrs. Whatsit
Chapter 2: Mrs. Who
Chapter 3: Mrs. Which
Chapter 4: The Black Thing
Chapter 6: The Happy Medium
Chapter 8: The Transparent Column
Chapter 9: IT
Chapter 10: Absolute Zero
Chapter 11: Aunt Beast
Chapter 12: The Foolish and the Weak
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1
of 5
Who arrives at the Murry household on a dark and stormy evening?
Mrs. Whatsit
Mr. Murry
Mrs. Who
The Happy Medium
2
of 5
What phenomenon--a "wrinkle" in space and time--enables Meg to travel through the fifth dimension?
Quarks
Tesseracts
Four-manifolds
Free radicals
3
of 5
What is the name of the evil force which engulfs surrounding stars and planets?
The Light Sink
The Time Rip
Antimatter
The Dark Thing
4
of 5
Who is hypnotized on Camazotz by the rhythmic pulsation of IT?
Mr. Murry
Meg
Charles
Calvin
5
of 5
What special power does Meg use to rescue her brother from IT?
Love
Faith
Time travel
Shape-shifting
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