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Camazotz
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100
When did Madeleine L'Engle begin writing stories?
Madeleine L'Engle started writing stories as a young child. She was five years old.
100
Name Meg's brothers' names.
Meg's brothers are Sandy, Dennys, and Charles Wallace.
100
Meg must fight the man with the red eyes and IT in order to save Charles Wallace.
When Meg must fight the man with the red eyes and IT in order to save Charles Wallace, it is an external conflict.
100
Explain how the children on Camazotz play.
The children of Camazotz play in a rhythm. The boys all bounce their balls at the same time and the girls all skip rope at the same time.
100
"Charles Wallace slid down from his chair and trotted over to the refrigerator, his pajamaed feet padding softly as a kitten’s."
This quote is a simile.
200
Where was Madeleine L'Engle born? Hint: it is the same place she lived when she retired.
Madeleine L'Engle was born (and retired in) New York, New York.
200
Which of the Mrs. Ws transforms into a Pegasus-like character?
Mrs. Whatsit transforms into a Pegasus-like creature.
200
Meg is tired of feeling like an "oddball".
When Meg feels like an "oddball", it is an internal conflict.
200
Describe the houses on Camazotz.
The houses on Camazotz are arranged in a "harsh angular pattern". They all have the same shape and design. All the gardens and lawns are the same.
200
"Fortinbras streaked in, panting, wet and shiny as a seal."
This quote is a simile.
300
What award did Madeleine L'Engle win for writing A Wrinkle in Time?
Madeleine L'Engle won the Newbery Medal for writing A Wrinkle in Time.
300
What is a "sport"? Who in the novel is a "sport"?
A sport is an organism that has characteristics which are different than its parents, due to a genetic change. Charles Wallace and Calvin are sports.
300
The dark thing is shadowing Meg's home planet, Earth.
The dark thing shadowing Meg's home planet (Earth) is an external conflict.
300
One building on Camazotz is not the same as the houses. What building is it? Describe it.
The only building that is different is the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building. It is a large, dull, grey office building. The citizens seem to respect it, but fear it.
300
The wind whispered Meg's name.
The quote is an example of personification.
400
Name at least one other novel Madeleine L'Engle has written.
Madeleine L'Engle has written: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, The Time Trilogy, A Ring of Endless Light, Many Waters, The Arm of the Starfish, Dragons in the Waters, A House Like a Lotus, or An Acceptable Time.
400
Which of the Mrs. Ws finds it difficult to maintain a "corporal appearance"?
Mrs. Which finds it difficult to maintain a "corporeal appearance". This means she has trouble being actually physically present.
400
Meg's father has disappeared.
When Meg's father disappears, it is an external conflict.
400
Describe the feelings of the citizens of Camazotz.
The citizens seem like they try to hide their emotions so they are always "stable" and "calm". However, sometimes they seem scared of IT. For example, when Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin talk to a citizen, he says “I must continue my route now or I will have to talk my timing into the explainer.”
400
Dr. Murry says: "We are children playing with dynamite."
This quote is a metaphor.
500
What award did Madeleine L'Engle win for writing A Wrinkle in Time?
Madeleine L'Engle won the Newbery Medal for writing A Wrinkle in Time.
500
Who, that we meet in the novel, directly serve "The Black Thing"?
The man with the red eyes and IT serve The Black Thing.
500
Meg misses her father and worries about his safety.
When Meg misses her father and worries about his safety it is an internal conflict.
500
What controls everything on Camazotz?
Everything on Camazotz is controlled by the power of IT.
500
"They walked carefully across the twin’s vegetable garden, picking their way through rows of cabbages, beets, broccoli, pumpkins. Looming on their left were tall stalks of corn. Ahead of them was a small apple orchard bounded by a stone wall, and beyond this, the woods through which they had walked that afternoon. Calvin's red hair shined silver in the moonlight."
This quote is an example of imagery.