Vocabulary
The old ____________building should just be torn down.
What is dilapidated?
“…he’s supposed to have left your mother and gone off with some dame.”
Meg jerked up from the stone on which she was perched, but Calvin grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her back down.
What is indirect characterization?
The confidence Meg feels and the lessons she learns changes her forever.
What is the resolution?
Directly stated or implied, it is recognized as a universal lesson or idea.
What is theme?
"We will make our own decisions, thank you"
Charles Wallace: Independent
Charles Wallace has the __________ ability to read minds.
What is uncanny?
"blouse torn, and a big bruise under her eye" "a mouthful of teeth covered with braces" "mouse-brown hair"
What is direct characterization?
Meg struggles to resolve feelings of worthlessness and low self-esteem.
What is falling action?
Good vs. Evil
What is the major theme of A Wrinkle in Time?
With her inefficient flying tackle she landed on him
Meg: Courageous
Mrs. Murry pulled until the boot _______________ the foot.
What is relinquished?
"Clever, aren't you? Focusing your eyes would, of course, help..." (The man on the platform)
What is indirect characterization
Meg is met with three strange women. Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Meg, Charles, and Calvin go with them and tesser to different planets. The three Mrs' show Meg and Charles where their father is trapped by the Dark Thing
What is the rising action?
A secondary theme in A Wrinkle in Time seen through Meg's inner struggles.
What is self-acceptance?
Charles Wallace darted forward and hit the man as hard as he could...
Charles Wallace: violent
The four-year old genius could ______information quicker than most college students
What is assimilate?
"small and vulnerable sitting their alone" "his feet swinging a good six inches above the floor"
What is direct characterization?
Calvin, Meg, and Charles venture out to find Mr. Murry. Mr. Murry is imprisoned on a dark planet called Camazotz. When the kids find him and free Mr. Murry they meet IT . IT was too powerful for them so Mr. Murry tessered Meg, Calvin, and himself away from IT's grasps. Charles Wallace got sucked into the power of IT and was unable to tesser out with them for his own safety.
What is the climax of A Wrinkle in Time?
Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which.
Who symbolizes the good?
Meg snatched Charles Wallace's plate and threw it on the floor...
Meg: uncooperative
Scientists have the amazing ability to __________ new and unknown material.
What is decipher?
"I think I shall have to report you." (the unnamed teacher)
Margaret Murry (Meg) is a high schooler that lives with her mother and three younger brothers. Her brothers are Sandy, Dennys, and Charles Wallace. Her father is missing.
What is the exposition?
IT
Who symbolizes evil?
"Well, to whom, then. I'm not on the second-grade level yet."
Charles Wallace: sarcastic