Category 1
The type of weather is happening on the night the story begins.
What is a dark and stormy night?
Meg, Charles Wallace, and this boy meet for the first time near the haunted house.
Who is Calvin O'Keefe?
Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and this third woman make up the trio of guides.
Who is Mrs. Which?
The children visit this seer, who lives alone on a gray planet and uses a crystal ball.
Who is the Happy Medium?
What could Meg first see through the crystal ball?
What is her mother’s lab at home?
Meg gets in trouble at school for doing this to a classmate.
What is fighting / punching a boy who made fun of Charles Wallace?
Calvin says he came to the woods because of this unexplainable feeling.
What is a compulsion he couldn't resist?
The children travel through space using this method, described as a shortcut through the fifth dimension.
What is tessering / a tesseract?
The Happy Medium shows the children a view of Earth to reveal this threat surrounding it.
What is the Black Thing / darkness?
This describes the houses they saw in chapter 6.
What id exactly alike, small square boxes painted gray?
This is where Meg's father has been — his status at the start of the story.
What is missing / no one knows where he is?
Mrs. Who is almost always seen doing this activity when the children visit.
What is sewing / quoting famous people?
On the planet Uriel, Mrs. Whatsit transforms into this spectacular creature.
What is a centaur-like winged creature?
The Mrs. W's name these historical Earth figures — including Jesus and Einstein — as warriors against the darkness.
Who are fighters of the light / people who fought the Black Thing?
What one boy was doing on a bike.
Charles Wallace has this unusual ability that sets him apart from other children.
What is he can sense the feelings and thoughts of people close to him?
Meg's twin brothers, who are described as normal and well-adjusted, are named this.
Who are Sandy and Dennys?
The three women show the children that this dark force is partially surrounding Earth.
What is the Black Thing / shadow of evil?
This is the planet where Meg's father is imprisoned.
What is Camazotz?
What was one thing different about all the women who came out of their houses?
What is the print of their dress?
Mrs. Whatsit blurts out the name of this thing before leaving, which shocks Mrs. Murry.
What is a tesseract?
Calvin tells Meg he envies her family for having this, which his own family lacks.
What is love and warmth / a caring home?
The three Mrs. W's describe themselves as having once been this, explaining their unusual nature.
What are stars / they were stars that fought the Black Thing?
When the children arrive on Camazotz, all the neighborhood children are doing this in perfect unison.
What are bouncing balls and jumping rope in identical rhythm?
This is located in the capital city of Camazotz.
What is Central Central Intelligence?