Wrinkle in time chapter 6 lesson

Wrinkle in time chapter 6 lesson

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The Happy Medium

Again they focused their eyes on the crystal ball. The earth with its fearful covering of dark shadow

swam out of view and they moved rapidly through the Milky Way. And there was the Thing again.

“Watch!” the Medium told them.

The Darkness seemed to seethe and writhe. Was this meant to comfort them?

Suddenly there was a great burst of light through the Darkness. The light spread out and where it

touched the Darkness the Darkness disappeared. The light spread until the patch of Dark Thing had

vanished, and there was only a gentle shining, and through the shining came the stars, clear and pure.

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Then, slowly, the shining dwindled until it, too, was gone, and there was nothing but stars and

starlight. No shadows. No fear. Only the stars and the clear darkness of space, quite different from the

fearful darkness of the Thing.

“You see!” the Medium cried, smiling happily. “It can be overcome! It is being overcome all the

time!”

Mrs Whatsit sighed, a sigh so sad that Meg wanted to put her arms around her and comfort her. “Tell us exactly what happened, then, please,” Charles Wallace said in a small voice.

“It was a star,” Mrs Whatsit said sadly. “A star giving up its life in battle with the Thing. It won,

oh, yes, my children, it won.

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But it lost its life in the winning.”

Mrs Which spoke again. Her voice sounded tired, and they knew that speaking was a tremendous

effort for her. “Itt wass nnott sso llongg aggo fforr yyou, wwass itt?” she asked gently.

Mrs Whatsit shook her head.

Charles Wallace went up to Mrs Whatsit. “I see. Now I understand. You were a star, once, weren’t

you?”

Mrs Whatsit covered her face with her hands as though she were embarrassed, and nodded.

“And you did—you did what that star just did?”

With her face still covered, Mrs Whatsit nodded again.

Multiple Choice

The synonym of "to seethe" is ....

• to catch

• to foam

• to run away

Multiple Choice

The antonym of "to writhe" is ....

• to be still

• to toss

• to eat

Multiple Choice

The synonym of "to dwindle" is ...

• to stretch

• to

• to shrink

Multiple Choice

Who made a tremendous effort to speak?

• Mrs. Which

• Mrs. Whatsit

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The Medium sat looking happily at the star-filled sky in her ball, smiling and nodding and chuckling

gently. But Meg noticed that her eyes were drooping, and suddenly her head fell forward and she gave

a faint snore.

“Poor thing,” Mrs Whatsit said, “we’ve worn her out. It’s very hard work for her.”

“Please, Mrs Whatsit,” Meg asked, “what happens now? Why are we here? What do we do next?

Where is Father? When are we going to him?” She clasped her hands pleadingly.

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“One thing at a time, love!” Mrs Whatsit said.

Mrs Who cut in. “As paredes tem ouvidos. That’s Portuguese. Walls have ears.”

“Yes, let us go outside,” Mrs Whatsit said. “Come, we’ll let her sleep.”

But as they turned to go, the Medium jerked her head up and smiled at them radiantly. “You weren’t

going to go without saying good-bye to me, were you?” she asked.

“We thought we’d just let you sleep, dear.” Mrs Whatsit patted the Medium’s shoulder. “We

worked you terribly hard and we know you must be very tired.”

Multiple Choice

Who is Medium?

• male

• female

• a boy

Multiple Choice

What is the translation of "“As paredes tem ouvidos"?

• My beautiful life.

• Dont worry, be happy.

• Walls have ears.

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“But I was going to give you some ambrosia or nectar or at least some tea—”

At this Meg realized that she was hungry. How much time had passed since they had had their

bowls of stew? she wondered.

But Mrs Whatsit said, “Oh, thank you, dear, but I think we’d better be going.”

“They don’t need to eat, you know,” Charles Wallace whispered to Meg. “At least not food, the

way we do. Eating’s just a game with them. As soon as we get organized again I’d better remind them

that they’ll have to feed us sooner or later.”

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The Medium smiled and nodded. “It does seem as though I should be able to do something nice for

you, after having had to show those poor children such horrid things. Would they like to see their

mother before they go?” “Could we see Father?” Meg asked eagerly.

“Nno,” Mrs Which said. “Wwee aare ggoingg tto yourr ffatherr, Mmegg. Doo nnott bbee

immpatientt.”

“But she could see her mother, couldn’t she?” the Medium wheedled.

“Oh, why not,” Mrs Whatsit put in. “It won’t take long and it can’t do any harm.”

“And Calvin, too?” Meg asked. “Could he see his mother, too?”

Multiple Choice

Which one can you use instead of TO WHEEDLE?

• to sweet-talk

• to add

• to reply

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Calvin touched Meg in a quick gesture, and whether it was of thanks or apprehension she was not

sure.

“I tthinkk itt iss a misstake.” Mrs Which was disapproving. “Bbutt ssince yyou hhave menttionedd

itt I ssupposse yyouu musstt ggo aheadd.”

“I hate it when she gets cross,” Mrs Whatsit said, glancing over at Mrs Which, “and the trouble is,

she always seems to be right. But I really don’t see how it could hurt, and it might make you all feel

better. Go on, Medium dear.”

Open Ended

How were people on another planet different to normal humans?

Open Ended

What did Mrs. Whatsit hate about Mrs. Which?

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“One thing at a time, love!” Mrs Whatsit said.

Mrs Who cut in. “As paredes tem ouvidos. That’s Portuguese. Walls have ears.”

“Yes, let us go outside,” Mrs Whatsit said. “Come, we’ll let her sleep.”

But as they turned to go, the Medium jerked her head up and smiled at them radiantly. “You weren’t

going to go without saying good-bye to me, were you?” she asked.

“We thought we’d just let you sleep, dear.” Mrs Whatsit patted the Medium’s shoulder. “We

worked you terribly hard and we know you must be very tired.”