Wrinkle in Time Springboard Excerpt

Why does Meg have to return to Camazotz?

• To find her father.

• To meet Mrs. Whatsit.

• To save her brother.

• Because she forgot her toothbrush.

Check all of the features that describe the setting at the beginning of the excerpt.

• Darkness

• Noise

• Nothingness

• Cold

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which adjectives does the author use to describe the buildings of the city and create a cold, unwelcoming setting?

• towering

• linear

• vertical

• sinister

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the word "eerie" mean?

• Cold

• Unwelcoming

• Spooky

• Nervous

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What character archetype does "IT" represent in the story?

• Shapeshifter

• Trickster

• Villain

• Guardian

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where is "IT" located?

• On a mountain

• In a castle

• Underground

• In a pulsing dome

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question that Meg must solve do defeat "IT"?

• What is it I have got that "IT" hasn't got?

• What is "IT"?

• How do I save Charles Wallace?

• What is love? Baby, don't hurt me.

Meg feels "loathing" for Charles Wallace when he lies to her. Which word is NOT a synonym of "loathing"?

• Hatred

• Confusion

• Disgust

• Anger

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What "fatal mistake" does "IT" make when speaking through Charles Wallace?

• IT insults Meg.

• IT lies about Charles Wallace.

• IT has Charles Wallace say that Mrs. Whatsit hates her.

• IT accidentally reveals its secret.

Love is the gift that will save the world in this excerpt. In a Hero's Journey narrative, we call this the:

• Boon

• Mentor

• Threshold

• Return to the Ordinary World

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9