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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Chapters 4-6
Vocabulary:
corporeal – pg. 65
● (adj) relating to or involving the physical body rather than the mind or
spirit
ineffable – pg. 68
● (adj) so impressive or beautiful that you cannot describe it
ephemeral – pg. 70
● (adj) lasting for only a short period of time and leaving no permanent
trace
talisman – pg. 112
● 1. (noun) an object believed to give magical powers to somebody who
carries or wears it
● 2. (noun) something believed to have magical properties
resilience – pg. 112
● (noun) the ability to recover quickly from setbacks
peril – pg. 113
● 1. (noun) exposure to risk of harm
● 2. (noun) a source of possible or imagined harm
aberration – pg. 118
● 1. (noun) a departure from what is normal or desirable; deviation
● 2. (noun) a temporary departure from somebody’s normal mental state
Comprehension Check:
Chapter 4- Choose the answer that best completes each of the following
statements.
1.
During the darkness and silence she experiences as Chapter 4 begins,
Meg is
a. unconscious
b. sleeping
c. tessering
2.
The group has landed on Uriel in order to
a. refuel
b. rest
c. begin their work
3.
Because Charles does not have to “hold back,” he tried to
a. see through the clouds
b. carry Meg and Calvin on his shoulders
c. interpret the singing creatures
4.
As the children wait for the setting of the sun and moon to continue
their journey, they see
a. a dark shadow
b. a hurricane
c. a tidal wave
5.
The thing, suggests Meg, is
a. the enemy
b. comforting
c. a landmark
Chapter 5- Write true or false on the line.
1. ___________ Mrs. Which almost lands on a two dimensional planet where
the children cannot function.
2. ___________ Meg worries that Mother will be concerned about the
children’s whereabouts.
3. ___________ The Happy Medium is anxious to look at the children’s
home planet.
4. ___________ Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin learn Father is on a
planet which has given in to evil.
Chapter 6- Choose the answer that best completes each of the following
statements.
1.
At one time, Mrs. Whatsit was a
a. star
b. human
c. witch
2.
The Happy Medium allows the children to see
a. their friends
b. their mothers
c. Father before they continue their journey
3.
The new town the children enter and its inhabitants are characterized
by
a. similarity
b. uniqueness
c. ugliness
4.
The inhabitants of the city move about like
a. rebels
b. robots
c. individuals
Discussion Questions:
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Support your
responses with evidence from the text.
1. Meg becomes angry when she sees how sad her mother is. Why did Mrs.
Whatsit tell Meg to “stay angry?”
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2. Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit each give the children something special
before they leave them on their own on Camazotz. What did Meg, Calvin, and
Charles Wallace receive from each of them? How do you think these “gifts”
will be important or useful to the children?
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