Vocabulary
1. To lessen or shrink means:
a. wheedle
b. dwindle
2. Myopic means:
a. nearsighted
b. troubled or upset
1. What is...dwindle!
2. What is...nearsighted (A)
Mrs. Which says she knows where Mr. Murry is. Where is he?
a. behind the darkness
b. in front of the darkness
c. on Uriel
What is... behind the darkness (a)
What was Mrs. Murry doing when the children saw her in the crystal ball?
She was writing a letter to her husband (their father, Mr. Murry) and she was very sad.
True or False: The children are a little worried when they enter a room filled with giant machines. Charles Wallace assures the others that the machines will not reach out and eat them.
TRUE.
According to Charles Wallace, why are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which the enemies?
a. they confused the kids
b. they kidnapped Mr. Murry
c. they led the kids into a trap
They confused the kids! (A)
1. A change from the normal means:
a. aberration
b. assimilate
2. Reverberate means:
a. slantingly, indirectly
b. to echo or vibrate
1. What is...aberration.
2. What is...to echo or vibrate (B)
According to Mrs. Whatsit, why won't Mrs. Murry be worried about the children leaving home?
The Mrs. Ws will use a time AND space wrinkle to get the children back 5 minutes before they initially left.
As they were watching through the Happy Medium's crystal ball, a radiant beam of light burst through the darkness. It caused part of the Black Thing to vanish. What caused it?
A star gave its life in the battle against evil.
At the end of the machine room, the children found a platform. What was on the platform?
A man with red eyes.
Charles Wallace opened the wall by simply raising his hand. According to him, what had he done to the wall?
a) magically opened a hidden door
b) told the wall to disappear
c) rearranged the atoms
Rearranged the atoms (C)
Use the word wheedle in a sentence.
Did your sentence make sense?
Wheedle: to plead, or coax.
True or False: According to Charles Wallace, Euclid was right...the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
False!
Each of the children receives a gift from Mrs. Whatsit. What does she give each of them?
Calvin:
Charles Wallace:
Meg:
Calvin: the ability to communicate
Charles Wallace: his resilience of childhood
Meg: her faults
Why doesn't Charles Wallace think this man is real?
It seems like he isn't the one really talking...someone is talking through him!
According to Charles Wallace, why is everyone so happy on Camazotz? What do the "witches" not want to happen on Earth?
Everyone shares a mind!
What does precipitously mean?
Abruptly or steeply
Space is in three dimensions: length, width, and height. According to Mrs. Whatsit, what dimension will they be traveling in?
a. fourth
b. fifth
c. space
d. time
What is...the fifth dimension (c)
Mrs. Who also gives a gift to each child. What does she give them?
Calvin:
Meg:
Charles Wallace:
Calvin: a hint from Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Meg: her glasses
Charles Wallace: A quote from Goethe ("I do not know everything; still many things I understand.")
The man says that it must be Charles Wallace who must work with him...why?
Charles Wallace has the best neurons and neurological system...Calvin and Meg might risk their brains exploding!
Name 3 pros and 3 cons of life in Camazotz.
Pros:
- do not have to think for yourself.
- everything is always the same (know what to expect)
- do not have to work hard
Cons:
- no imagination
- you can not do what you want to do
- no surprises or things to look forward to
Short-lived or temporary...
What is...ephemeral.
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How old is Mrs. Whatsit?
a. 2,145,379,152,497 years, 5 months, and 2 days
b. 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days
c. 2,152,497 years, 9 months, and 6 days
d. 2,152,765,497 years, 1 month, and 1 day
Mwahaha! The answer is: B
Mrs. Which gives a single gift (hint) to all three children. What is it?
They must go into town and they all must stick together!
1. How does the Man with Red Eyes communicate?
2. How does Mrs. Who communicate?
3. How does Mrs. Which communicate?
4. How does Charles Wallace communicate?
1. He is telepathic and can also verbally speak.
2. Mrs. Who speaks in quotes.
3. Mrs. Which speaks in a long, drawn-out voice (even a stutter)
4. Charles seems to know what you are thinking before you say it (almost telepathic!)
Name 2 people or things that represent good and 2 people/things that represent evil. What does the term "good vs. evil" mean? Why is it important in this book?
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