◼︎ 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?

— A+ — Vocabulary —

You must define at least 5 words (4 points)
For each extra definition above 5 you get 1 bonus point (so you could earn 54 points our of 50!)

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