Wrinkle Knowledge
What makes Camazotz different from the other planets they’ve visited?
Everything is perfectly the same; people have lost their freedom.
Uncanny
Strange in an unsettling way
“Like and equal are not the same thing at all.”
Meg
What planet do the children meet the Man with Red Eyes on?
Camazotz.
Quote John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
What gift does Mrs. Whatsit give to Meg before they go to Camazotz?
She gives Meg her faults, reminding her that even her weaknesses can help her.
Warily
Cautiously or carefully
“I’m not afraid to be afraid.”
Calvin O’Keefe
What color are Charles Wallace’s eyes?
Blue
Quote Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Before tessering to Camazotz, what specific command does Mrs. Which give the children?
Not to separate from one another.
Placid
Peaceful or calm
What is the Seneca quote that Mrs. Who recites?
"Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything."
When Mrs. Whatsit lists the great fighters against the Black Thing, which three names does she include right after Jesus?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare.
Psalm 139:13–14
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
What does Meg use to pass through the transparent column to reach her father?
Mrs. Who’s spectacles.
Indignant
Angry or offended
“Put on the glasses, Meg. Try them.”
Calvin O’Keefe.
What unusual ability does the Man with Red Eyes use to communicate with the children?
He speaks directly into their minds without moving his lips.
What does the perfect rhythm and sameness of life on Camazotz symbolize?
A society that has lost freedom and individuality under total control — like communism.
What color are the walls of the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building where the children meet the Man with Red Eyes?
A dull gray that matches the rest of Camazotz.
It was an inexorable rhythm, pulsing through the streets of Camazotz.
What does the word inexorable most nearly mean?
Impossible to stop or resist
“I am the mouthpiece through which IT speaks.”
The Man with Red Eyes.
What realization does Mrs. Whatsit reveal about her past when the Happy Medium shows the Black Thing?
She was once a star that sacrificed herself to fight the darkness.
What does IT symbolize in the story?
The power of evil that controls minds and destroys individuality.