◼︎ Chapter 6 / pages 114 - 126

— Questions —

  1. What does Mrs. Whatsit warn Charles Wallace about?

  2. Describe the houses Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin see when they enter Camazotz.

  3. What’s odd about the way the Camazotz children skip rope?

  4. What are Charles Wallace’s reasons for knocking on the door?

  5. What do Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin notice that’s strange about the boy delivering newspapers?

  6. Why is CENTRAL Central Intelligence located in Camazotz?

  7. What (or who) makes its/his/her home in Camazotz?

  8. Meg tells Charles Wallace to “get down off your high horse.”

    • What does that mean?

    • If you don’t know, Google: high horse meaning kids

  9. When it comes to finding their father, what is Charles Wallace frightened about?

    • Why?

  10. What feeling does Calvin get when he thinks about them all going into CENTRAL Central Intelligence?

— Vocabulary —

Google: word definition kids — then write the definition.

  1. pride and arrogance

  2. Charles Wallace will be the most vulnerable

  3. all the doors opened simultaneously

  4. awkward furtive leaps

  5. as though to stifle a scream

  6. We haven’t had an Aberration for three years

  7. funny peculiar

  8. Meg reluctant, eager to get on into the town

  9. Charles Wallace asked briskly

  10. Meg’s reassurance came quickly

— A+ BONUS—

Mrs. Whatsit says, “Only a fool is not afraid.”

When might it be wise to be afraid?

When might it be foolish to not be afraid?