A Wrinkle in Time

16. Why is everyone “happy” on Camazotz?

Physicist working for the government; gets captured on Camazotz after attempting to tesser to Mars

an idea that is implied or suggested; a different meaning or feeling a word brings up

7. Who did Meg blame for leaving Charles behind in Camazotz?

showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

Used to be a star; the Murry children meet this quirky character at night in their home

1. What does Meg possess that IT does not?

8. How did the man with the red eyes communicate with the children?

2. Who visited the Murry home in the middle of the night?

Popular and athletic high schooler; wishes for love and a better home life

Cares for Meg like a mother; cannot see, she has only tentacles

15. How was Meg able to enter the transparent column her father was in?

Biologist who uses a Bunsen burner to cook food; writes letters to her husband

Often quotes famous philosophers and writers; wears large spectacles

Protagonist of the story that defeats IT with love

the state of nonexistence

6. Mrs. Whatsit was once a…

capable of being touched; material or substantial

1. People in town would describe Charles Wallace as…

Has difficulty materializing; oldest of the three Mrs. W’s

10. What did Mrs. Whatsit say was Meg’s great ability?

14. Why was Meg’s father on Camazotz?

Fortune teller; lives on a dark, rocky planet

5. Charles Wallace explains that tessering is traveling…

1. Who gave Meg the spectacles as a talisman?

having very great or unlimited power or authority

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources

withered, shriveled

lacking in variety; tediously unvarying

having material or physical form or substance

4. Which subjects does Meg struggle with in school?

3. How does Mrs. Which explain that they traveled to the planet Uriel?

1. Who is the author of A Wrinkle in Time?

17. Who is most susceptible to the dangers in Camazotz?

13. What don’t the creatures have?

1. In the beginning of the book, what is Meg worried about?

feeling characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive

20. How is Calvin’s family different from Meg’s?

to succeed; become dominant; win out

21. What did the Mrs.’s warn Charles of on Camazotz?

11. What planet does Aunt Beast live on?

5-year-old boy who is extremely intelligent and gifted; gets taken by IT

9. How does Calvin attempt to release Charles from being controlled?

Brain that controls the people of Camazotz by using a pulsing rhythm

acting in opposition; hostile, unfriendly