Characters
Which character works for the government developing time travel?
Mr. Murry
Before meeting the Murry children, what had Calvin heard about the Murry children?
They were not smart.
What did Meg have that IT did not have?
Love
What did Calvin think about the Murry children before he met them?
They were unintelligent and weird.
What does frenzied mean?
wildly excited or uncontrolled
Who has no facial features beyond indentations?
Aunt Beast
What is the first planet the children visit?
Uriel
What did the Dark Thing represent/what did it invoke in everyone?
Fear
Why did the little boy get punished on Camazotz?
He bounced his ball out of rhythm
What does trepidation mean?
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
Who gets in trouble at school and is protective over family?
Meg
Who talks mostly in quotes throughout the book?
Name one of Meg's faults.
Impatience, anger, self-confidence
What was weird about Charles Wallace's speech as a baby?
He did not talk until he was nearly 4.
What does fallible mean?
capable of making mistakes or being erroneous
What is Charles Wallace's special power?
He can read minds.
What does Mrs. Whatsit say that shocks Mrs. Murry?
Tesseract
How did the kids try to fight off IT's powers when they first met the man with the red eyes?
They say nursery rhymes, math equations, and the Gettysburg address
What does Aunt Beast have instead of arms?
Tentacles
What does resilience mean?
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Who allows the children to look at what's happening on Earth?
Happy Medium
What kind of planet was too dangerous for the children to land on?
Two-dimensional
What does a "wrinkle in time" mean?
To tesser, or to go from point A to point B in an instant
What three different forms do we know Mrs. Whatsit has been?
A star, a human, a centaur-like creature
What does ephemeral mean?
lasting for a very short time