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29 Cards in this Set
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What year was the book written? |
1962 |
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Which point of view does this novel have? |
3rd person omniscient |
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What is the weather like when the book opens? |
Thunderstorm-part of hurricane |
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Who first visits Meg's house? |
Mrs. Whatsit |
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What did Mrs. Whatsit say to Mrs. Murray that shocked her? |
There is such a thing as a Tesseract. |
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How did Mrs. Murray come to the conclusion that Meg and her brother were very smart? |
She tested them. |
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Why did Meg get into trouble in school? |
She spoke rudely to her teacher. |
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What do the gossips in town think happened to Meg's father? |
He ran away with another woman. |
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Why did Charles Wallace go to visit the haunted house? |
He wants to ask Mrs. Whatsit about tessering and to warn her not to steal. |
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What do Calvin and Charles Wallace have in common? |
They can both communicate with only their minds. --compulsion |
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What was Mrs. Who doing when they arrived? |
sewing sheets |
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"Oh, for crying out loud!" Calvin said. |
personification |
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Who turns into a half-horse with wings and gives the children a ride through space? |
Mrs. Whatsit |
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Who slurs their words and sounds very far away? |
Mrs. Which |
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Who is considered pure evil? |
The Black Thing |
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Who has magical glasses? |
Mrs. Who |
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What sound comes out of wings of the beautiful creatures? |
song |
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What is the conflict of this novel? |
Meg wants to defeat the Black Thing and restore her family. |
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How do the flowers help the children? |
They provide oxygen. |
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What is the tone of this novel? |
suspenseful |
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What is the Main conflict of the novel? |
Man vs. Nature because Meg is battling the Black Thing in order to bring her family home. |
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What does Meg's body feel like when she tessers? |
Nothingness and then towards the end a tingling. |
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What form is the Black Thing currently taking when Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin see it for the first time? |
A dark cloud and shadow |
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What does it mean to "tesser" ? |
time travel |
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How do you fight the Black Thing? |
with goodness |
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To wrinkle or tesser means to use what dimension? |
Fifth |
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What planet do they land on so that they can be shown the Black Thing? |
Uriel |
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Where is Mr. Murray? |
on a planet that has given in to the Black Thing |
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Who is the antagonist of this novel? |
The Black Thing |
