Characters
Who is Meg trying to help throughout the story?
Charles Wallace
The amount of tests that Meg and Proginoskes will need to complete.
3
What is a cherubim in the story?
A powerful, many‑formed celestial being
Where does much of the story take place at the beginning?
Meg’s home and Charles' school.
What was stopping Sporos from deepening?
The Echthroi were tricking his mind
What role does Blajeny play in Meg’s journey?
He is her Teacher who explains the crisis and prepares Meg for what's to come.
What was Meg and Progo's first test?
Name the real Mr. Jenkins
What are the Echthroi trying to do?
Un‑name, erase, and destroy life.
What is the name of the farandolae living inside Charles Wallace that refuses to deepen?
Sporos
Why is courage important in the story?
Meg must face fear to save Charles Wallace and confront the Echthroi.
Why is Progo important to Meg’s mission?
He guides Meg, protects her, and teaches her how naming works.
Why was Charles bullied in school?
He was smart, sickly, and different.
Why does Progo’s form confuse Meg at first?
He doesn’t look like a single creature — he shifts and contains many forms.
The cherubim who appears to human eyes like a feathery sphere with hundreds of wings and eyes.
Proginoskes
How does Meg calm down after being attacked by an Echthroi?
Progo kythes math with her
Who is Louise the Larger?
Black garden snake
Charles found a feather in the garden he believed belonged to...
Dragons
What does it mean when something is “Xed”?
It has been erased or un‑named
Inside Charles' body.
In what major way does Meg change by the end of the novel?
She embraces her flaws and her ability to love others.
What were the Echthroi also known as?
Fallen Angels
What was the act of kindness Mr. Jenkins performed for Calvin?
He bought him new shoes
How does Meg communicate with Progo without speaking out loud?
Kything
Why is Charles Wallace’s sick?
His mitochondria are being attacked, affecting his entire body.
What was Meg and Progo's third test?
To save Mr. Jenkins