◼︎ Chapter 7 / pages 137 - 146

— Questions —

  1. The man with red eyes says the children need not speak for them to communicate with him.

    • Why do you think Charles Wallace refuses to do so?

  2. Charles says to the man with red eyes, “You aren’t you.”

    • What do you think he means by this?

  3. Why did Meg tackle Charles Wallace?

  4. Why is it safe for Charles Wallace to communicate with the man with red eyes, but not Meg and Calvin?

  5. Meg and Calvin can smell the food, but not Charles Wallace.

    • Why might this be?

  6. What do Meg and Calvin think they are eating?

  7. The man with red eyes says that if Charles Wallace comes in he will find peace, rest and freedom from all responsibility.

    • What do you make of this?

  8. The man with red eyes tells Charles Wallace he can come out again, if he wants to.

    • Do you trust the man with red eyes?

    • Why or why not?

  9. Calvin agrees with Charles Wallace: Charles Wallace needs to “go in.”

    • Explain why you agree or disagree with Charles Wallace.

  10. What happens when Charles Wallace “goes in”?

— Vocabulary —

Google: word definition kids — then write the definition.

  1. to galivant off on wild adventures

  2. the man with red eyes continued blandly

  3. Charles Wallace “proclaimed”: proclaim

  4. his eyes became an opaque blue

  5. the pupils of his eyes dilated

  6. the man with red eyes might use primitive methods on the children

  7. Meg is churned up

  8. our food is synthetic

  9. Meg shows dogged tenacity

  10. Charles Wallace asks why Meg is so belligerent

— A+ BONUS—

Authors like to put their main characters in dangerous situations.

How does this add to a story or to character development?