The Murry Slurry
Who is Meg closest to?
What is the name of the dark planet where Mr. Murry is trapped?
Camazotz
Mrs. Who
How many months have 28 days in them?
All of them!
What does it mean to be a shadowed planet like Earth?
The Black Thing has some influence, and so there are problems, but also people are fighting back.
What are the twins’ names, and what are they like?
Dennis and Sandy, and they stand out in this family for being so normal:)
What is the name of the building where they go to look for Mr. Murry?
CENTRAL Central Intelligence Building
Who appears shows up wearing an odd assortment of winter gear when we first meet them?
Mrs. Whatsit
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
Why did Charles Wallace go into IT so willingly on Camazotz?
Because he wanted to understand it, and he thought that if he could understand it better, he could fight it. He was a little too overconfident (arrogant?) like the Mrs. Ws warned him about.
What does Mr. Murry do for a living?
He’s a physicist, and he gets lost in galaxies FAR, Far away
What is IT, actually?
A big disembodied brain - EWWWW
Who helps with the final rescue through their tessering ability?
Mrs. Which
There is a tub full of water in front of you, and you have a spoon, a cup, and a bucket. What’s the fastest way to get the water out of the tub?
Pull the plug/open the drain
Why does Calvin O’keefe fit in so well with the Murry family?
Because he’s really smart like they are, and because he understands what it feels like not to belong.
What does Mrs. Murry do?
She’s also a scientist (a biologist)
What does the big overwhelming pulsing rhythm that they experience in the presence of IT do?
Hypnotizes them/controls their brain/makes it hard for them to think/makes it hard for them to resist the influence of IT
Who is extremely young, and used to be a star?
A man and his dog were on opposite sides of a river. The man called his dog, and the dog immediately crossed the river to get to him, and didn’t get wet. The dog didn’t use a boat or a bridge. How did it cross the river?
The water was frozen
Why do you think the kids are taken to Uriel first?
Because they were tessering (which is hard and exhausting) and learning about The Black Thing, and that was easier to take if they could do it in such a beautiful and good place. They could also see the Black Thing better from the vantage point of Uriel.
Who does Meg have trouble with at school?
Just about everyone, especially her teacher, her principle Mr. Jenkins, and any kid who picks on her family
What is the one thing that IT doesn’t have? What can defeat IT?
Love
Which Mrs. W gives the gift of her glasses?
Mrs. Who
There are four siblings in a room. One is reading. One is playing chess. One is knitting. What is the fourth sibling doing?
Playing chess with the chess player:)
Why is Meg the most vulnerable to The Black Thing?
Because she is the one with the most self-doubt, who struggles the most with her negative emotions, and who feels the worst about having all of those emotions.