Friday, March 1, 2013

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Chapter 1

What do we know about the characters Meg, Charles Wallace, and Ms. Whatsit?

Vocabulary:
uncanny (5)
exclusive (11)
fond (17)
supine (20)

Chapter 2

What changes Calvin's opinion of Charles Wallace's abilities?

Vocabulary:
dutifully (24)
belligerent (26)
indignant (31)
dilapidated (34)

Chapter 3

What work was Meg's father doing before his disappearance?

Vocabulary:
somber (40)
disbelief (47)
dame (49)
contradict (53)

Chapter 4

What do the children see when Ms. Whatsit takes them through the atmosphere?

Vocabulary:
corporeal (57)
void (57)
naive (62)
metamorphose (65)

Chapter 5

Explain what the medium is showing the children.

Vocabulary:
serenely (76)
intolerable (80)

Chapter 6

Why do you think all of the people in the town are acting the same?

Vocabulary:
writhe (91)
tangible (99)
talisman (100)
arrogance (102)
simultaneously (103)

Chapter 7

How does the man with the red eyes take over Charles Wallace?

Vocabulary:
bilious (115)
nondescript (116)
tolerant (121)
defiant (124)

Chapter 8

How has IT made life better for the people of Camazote?  Provide examples.

Vocabulary:
infuriate (134)
submit (136)
annihilate (139)

Chapter 9

Describe IT.

Vocabulary:
menacing (149)
insolent (153)
implore (156)
dais (157)

Chapter 10

Why is Meg so angry at her father?

Vocabulary:
atrophied (164)
imperceptible (170)
omnipotent (172)
loathing (174)

Chapter 11

Why will Meg's father not be tessering back alone?

Vocabulary:
distinct (178)
prompt (179)
despondent (188)

Chapter 12

How is Meg able to save Charles Wallace?

Vocabulary:
nauseating (206)