Chapter 6
What do the kids notice about the earth?
It is covered in a dark fog.
What is the name of the building the kids go into?
The CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building
What is Charles Wallace trying to convince Calvin and Meg of?
He is trying to convince him that the Mrs.W’s are lying and that they are evil.
What does the open wall turn to when Meg runs at it?
A brick wall
Where was Mr.Murray originally headed?
Mars
What was Calvin’s mother doing when they saw her in the crystal ball?
She was hitting one of Calvin’s siblings.
What does the man they meet at the Central Intelligence building run?
A number-one spelling machine
What is inside of the transparent column?
Meg’s father
Who does Calvin compare Charles Wallace to?
Ariel in the cloven pine from The Tempest.
What do the creatures do when they approach Meg, Calvin, and Mr.Murray?
They take Meg away.
What did the kids notice about the houses on Camazotz?
They are all the same.
What does the Man with the Red Eyes start reciting?
Times tables
What’s explanation does Charles Wallace to when Meg asks him how he opens the wall?
He says he rearranged the atoms.
How does Meg walk through the column?
She puts on Mrs.Who’s glasses.
Why didn’t Mr.Murray take his family when he originally tessered?
It was dangerous and he wasn’t sure it would work correctly.
What does the Happy Medium want Calvin to do before he leaves?
Give her a kiss on the cheek
What gift did Mrs.Which give to all the children?
Mrs.Which told the kids to stay together.
The kids also come across another cell, who was in there?
The little kid they saw earlier that was dribbling the ball out of rhythm.
What can Mr.Murray see when he puts on the glasses?
He can see the atoms rearranging.
When they tesser off of Camazotz, what can’t Meg do?
She can’t move or talk.
What does Mrs.Who give to Meg?
Her glasses/spectacles
What does Charles Wallace think the Man with the Red Eyes is trying to do?
He thinks the man is trying to hypnotize them.
What does Charles Wallace say they do to sick people on Camazotz?
They put them to sleep (eternally).
Where was Calvin when Meg returned from the column with her father?
He was behind a glass wall.
What color were the creatures eyes?
They have no eyes.