Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 6 of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle!
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What did Calvin's mother do while they were watching her through the crystal ball?
working in her office
hitting one of Calvin's brothers
cleaning the living room
The Happy Medium asks the women where they will be going so that she can keep watch. Where will they be?
Camazotz
Uriel
Ixchel
Earth
True and False: Mrs. Whatsit tells the children that they will be with them during the whole journey.
true
false
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When they arrive at Central, one of them decides they should go in while the other two are not so sure. Which one is sure this is the right place?
Calvin
Charles Wallace
Meg
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What did Mrs. Murry do while they were watching her through the crystal ball?
putting Sandy & Dennys to bed
writing a letter to Mr. Murry
working on her new experiment
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 shot it
a star gave its life in battle
Mr. Murry used a beam-ray on it
Mrs. Which gives a single gift to all three children. What is it?
extra special sight
you must go to town and stick together no matter what!
you must go your separate ways
What did they notice about the houses on Camazotz?
they are all apartment buildings
they are all exactly the same
they are built on stilts
What did they notice about the children playing in the yards of the houses?
all playing as a team
playing same game
playing in exact same rhythm
What did they notice about one particular boy who was playing in his yard?
he was out of rhythm
he was playing with his sister
he was playing a different game
According to the paper boy, what is located in this town that is so important to Camazotz?
Central Intelligence
Capital Building
CENTRAL Central Intelligence
At the end of chapter 6, as the children up to the CENTRAL building, who is the first to realize they could be in terrible danger?
Charles Wallace
Meg
Calvin
At first, the children think that the people on the streets near CENTRAL must be robots because of their strange similarities. As they realize these aren't robots, Charles Wallace notices something about them. What is it?
some kind of smell
they talk in another language
some sort of pulsing
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the woman gave for Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin to be knocking on her door?