Character Traits
This character feels out of place at school and worries about their father.
Meg Murry
The book begins during this type of intense, frightening weather event that keeps Meg awake in her attic bedroom.
a hurricane/thunderstorm
This is the underlying mystery that has caused the Murry family lots of sadness and has caused people in the town to gossip about them.
the disappearance of Mr. Murry (Meg's father)
In Chapter 1, Meg thinks to herself, "A delinquent, that's what I am." What does the word delinquent mean?
someone who doesn't follow the rules or gets into trouble often
Name the setting where Chapter 1 mostly takes place.
The kitchen at the Murry house.
This character is a 5 year-old prodigy who didn't speak until age four but can now read people's minds and thoughts.
Charles Wallace
Mrs. Whatsit reveals to Mrs. Murry that this scientific concept--which Mr. Murry was secretly researching--actually exists.
a tesseract
These three mysterious women are connected to the haunted house.
Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which
In Chapter 1, the narrator states that Charles Wallace's "diction" is clearer and cleaner than that of most five-year-old's. What is diction?
the way that someone speaks or pronounces words
True or False: Meg is popular at school.
False
This popular high school athlete joins Meg and Charles Wallace after having some sort of feeling that someone was telling him to go find them.
Calvin O'Keefe
Charles Wallace takes Meg and Calvin to this spooky, abandoned location in the woods to visit Mrs. Who.
the haunted house
This is the scientific term mentioned that related to Mr. Murry's work.
tesseract
In Chapter 2, the teacher tells the principal that Meg was being "inexcusably rude". What does "inexcusably" mean?
in a way that cannot be accepted or forgiven/no excuse
To show that she relies on other people's wisdom, Mrs. Who continually uses this literary device to speak to the children.
quotes (in different languages)
This person is the oldest member of the three celestial beings who initially dresses in several layers of old clothes.
Mrs. Whatsit
What planet do the children tesser/travel to with Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which?
Uriel
Mrs. Whatsit was caught stealing these specific items from a neighbor, adding to her mysterious reputation.
bedsheets
At the end of Chapter 4, the author proves the planet Uriel is peaceful by describing creatures that look like horses but have these magnificent physical features.
wings
This entity represents total, absolute coldness and darkness, which Meg discovers is the source of all evil in the universe.
To help the children breathe as they fly high into the atmosphere, Mrs. Whatsit instructs them to transform and use these.
flowers
The three women explain that Mr. Murry is trapped behind the Dark Thing because he attempted to do this action.
travel through space and time (tesser)