A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel Ch 1-2

A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel Ch 1-2

Multiple Choice

Why is Calvin O'Keefe at the haunted house?

• He can talk to ghosts.

• He's lost.

• He had a feeling (a "compulsion") that he had to go there.

Multiple Choice

Who is Mrs Which planning to help?

• Calvin O'Keefe

• Calvin's mom

• Charles Wallace

• Meg's dad

Multiple Choice

What word seems to upset Meg's mom?

• moron

• tesseract

• tramp

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't Charles Wallace want to learn to read?

• He's lazy.

• He has a learning disability.

• He prefers everything think he's "a moron."

Multiple Choice

Why does Meg have a bruise on her face?

• She has a learning disability that makes her violent.

• She got into a fight defending Charles Wallace from bullies who put him down.

• Her time travel machine broke.

Multiple Choice

Who stops at Meg's house in the middle of the night?

• Her dad.

• Mrs Whatsit.

• Mrs. Buncombe.

Look at this page from the book then answer next the question.

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Multiple Choice

Why do all the panels have light blue backgrounds, but one has a black background? What do the color changes mean?

• The artist used different colors to make the images more interesting.

• Light blue means the panels are a flashback

• The black background means Meg is asleep.

Multiple Choice

Mrs Whatsit says she “sprained her dignity.” What does she mean?

• She hurt her foot.

• She feels embarassed.

Multiple Choice

What's up with the way Mrs Who talks?

• She only speaks Chinese.

• Everything she says is a quote from a famous person in history.

• Everything she says is a question.

Open Ended

CHOOSE ONE:

1. A Wrinkle in Time was first published as a novel (not a graphic novel) in 1962, almost 60 years ago. Do you spot any clues that signal this book is from a different time and place from here and now? 

2. Compare Meg’s family to your own family. List similarities and differences.