A Wrinkle in Time

In Chapter 1, Mrs. Whatsit visits the Murry home for the first time.

What inference can be made about Mrs. Whatsit at this point in the story?

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    She can tell what people are thinking. 

• Mrs. Whatsit is easily confused. 

• She seeks attention by making others feel sorry for her.

• Mrs. Whatsit exaggerates nearly everything she says.

Which quotation from the text best supports the idea that Mrs. Whatsit can tell what people are thinking as seen in Chapter 1?

• • “'I just got caught in a down draft and blown off course.'”

• "'Now don’t worry about me, lamb.'... 'I shall just sit down for a moment and pop on my boots and then I’ll be on my way.'"

• “'The tesseract—” Mrs. Murry whispered. 'What did she mean? How could she have known?'”

• "Her foot went down into the boot, and grabbing shawls, scarves, and hat, she hustled out the door."

In Chapter 2, why is Meg most upset with Mr. Jenkins? 

• • Mr. Jenkins suggests ways for Meg to improve her attitude in the classroom. 

• He asks Meg to accept the fact that Mr. Murry will not return.

• He does not know what Mr. Murry does for a living.

• Mr. Jenkins demands that she lower her voice when speaking to him. 

Which quotation from the text best supports the idea that Meg is most upset with Mr. Jenkins because he wants her to accept the fact that Mr. Murry will not return? 

• • Mr. Jenkins sighed. “Do you enjoy being the most belligerent, uncooperative child in school?”

• “So what?” Meg demanded. “I’m not ashamed of anything I’m saying. Are you?” 

• “‘Just what was your father’s line of business?’ Mr. Jenkins asked. ‘Some kind of scientist, wasn’t he?’”

• “‘When she tells me that my father isn’t coming home, I’ll believe it. As long as she says Father is coming home, then I’ll believe that.’”

In Chapter 2, Meg gets in trouble because of the way she behaves in the classroom. She makes things worse for herself by refusing to take responsibility for her own actions and blaming others. 

How does this develop a theme that repeats throughout the story?

• • It shows that people cannot expect others to solve their problems for them.

• • It proves that those who create the most problems receive the most attention. 

• It shows the importance of expressing one’s feelings no matter the consequences.

• It explains that one can avoid punishment by finding fault in others. 

What theme is developed in the excerpt and repeated later in the story?

• • Children are frequently embarrassed by their parents.

• • Hiding one's true self to conform and to fit in often leads to unhappiness.

• Children and their parents usually behave in the same ways. 

• People who are admired rarely experience problems in life.

Which detail from the text best supports the theme that hiding one's true self to conform and to fit in often leads to unhappiness?

• • “‘She’s a little one-sided, I grant you,’ Mrs. Murry said, ‘though I blame her father and myself for that.’”

• • “‘Mother!’ Meg shrieked in agony.”

• “‘Sure, I can function on the same level as everybody else, I can hold myself down, but it isn’t me.’”

• • “‘But you’re good at basketball and things,’ Meg protested. ‘You’re good in school. Everybody likes you.’”

Which detail from the text best supports the theme that hiding one's true self to conform and to fit in often leads to unhappiness?

• • “‘She’s a little one-sided, I grant you,’ Mrs. Murry said, ‘though I blame her father and myself for that.’”

• • “‘Mother!’ Meg shrieked in agony.”

• “‘Sure, I can function on the same level as everybody else, I can hold myself down, but it isn’t me.’”

• • “‘But you’re good at basketball and things,’ Meg protested. ‘You’re good in school. Everybody likes you.’”

How are Meg and Charles Wallace alike?

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    They are misunderstood by most of the people around them.

• They can sense what others think and feel without being told.

• • Both are confident and outgoing with others.

• Both believe that their father has disappeared for good.

Read the excerpt from A Wrinkle in Time.

What is the meaning of metamorphose?

• explain

• • disappear

• become something different

• make others feel welcome