A Wrinkle in Time CH 5-8

Mrs. Which said that the Dark Thing is made of...

• toxic waste
• evil & the powers of darkness
• the fears of the souls of men

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

When the children were gazing into the Happy Medium's crystal ball, they watched the Darkness be defeated by... 

• kind acts of the human population on Earth
• a battle with a star that gave up its life
• a solar eclipse

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

CCSS.RL.7.2

The Happy Medium showed the children a scene from their homes.  Why did Meg comfort Calvin after he saw a scene of his home?  

• The scene showed Calvin's toothless mother being mean to her children.  
• The scene showed Calvin's father finding out that he had cancer.
• The scene made Calvin homesick, and he was struggling not to cry.  

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

After arriving in Camazotz, Meg noticed that...

• The air was thick and gray, making it difficult to breathe.
• There was absolutely no plant life at all.
• it looked very similar to a town on Earth.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What was strange about the way that the children on Camazotz played?  

• Everything they did was in a perfect rhythm, and their movements were synchronized.  
• The boys only played with boys, and girls only played with girls.
• As the children played, none of them smiled or laughed.  

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CCSS.RL.7.1

On Camazotz, a boy told Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin that IT made its home in the capital city because...

• IT was the president of Camazotz.
• the people had voted in favor of IT living there.
• the CENTRAL Central Intelligence was located there.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

When Meg and the boys first meet the Man with Red Eyes, why did Charles Wallace tell Meg & Calvin to close their eyes?  

• Charles didn't want them to see him kill the man with red eyes.  
• Charles knew that the man could hypnotize them if they looked into his eyes.  
• Charles wanted them to protect their eyes from the powerful laser beams that the man with red eyes was shooting at them.  

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

When Charles Wallace ate his turkey dinner, it tasted like sand.  Why?

• The dinner had been prepared by the man with the red eyes.  
• Charles could only taste the flavors of foods prepared on Earth.  
• Charles had closed his mind to the man with the red eyes.  

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did Meg tackle Charles Wallace?

• Charles was under the spell of the man with red eyes.  
• Meg wanted to stop Charles from entering the spaceship.
• Charles insulted Meg by telling her that she was the dumb one in the family.  

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.1B

When Meg finally sees her father, where is he?  

• He is in a room hidden beneath the floor of the library in Camazotz.
• He is inside of a transparent column.  
• He is riding on Mrs. Whatsit's back.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3