◼︎ Chapter 7 / pages 127 - 137

— Questions —

  1. At CENTRAL Central Intelligence, Calvin wants to go in alone and “case the joint.”

    • What do you think “case the joint” might mean?

      If you don’t know, Google: “case the joint” meaning

  2. When the door to CENTRAL Central Intelligence opens, what do the children see?

  3. What does “cross the threshold” mean?

    • If you don’t know, Google: “cross the threshold” meaning

  4. What do you think IT might be?

  5. “There’s nothing to fear but fear itself” is a famous saying.

    • What do you think it might mean?

  6. Meg says, “So ‘m I.”

    • What missing letter does the apostrophe stand in for?

  7. Charles Wallace says, “He’s trying to get at me!”

    • Who might be trying to get to Charles Wallace?

  8. The man with red eyes says, “I’ve been waiting for you.”

    • What might this tell us?

  9. Calvin says, “Fourscore and seven years ago our father brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

    • Who said this famous lines?

    • If you don’t know, Google: Fourscore and seven years

  10. What do you think the man with red eyes is trying to do to Meg, Charles Walleace and Calvin?

    • Why?

— Vocabulary —

Google: word definition kids — then write the definition.

  1. a dull, bronzelike material — look up bronze

  2. dull, greeny marble

  3. it made them look bilious

  4. the fourth wall seemed unsubstantial

  5. they wore nondescript business suits

  6. a lot of the arrogance was bravado

  7. on the platform was a chair

  8. the thought was tolerant

  9. no need of recourse to violence

  10. preliminary tests

— A+ BONUS—

The man with red eyes speaks to the children, but never opens his mouth.

What do you think is going on?

There’s no right answer so feel free to use your imagination!