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Chapter by chapter study guides for

A WRINKLE IN TIME

by Madeleine L’Engle

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L’Engle

CHAPTER 1 - "Mrs. Whatsit"

VOCABULARY

serenity	hurricane	preliminary	odd	agility
uncanny	isolated	prodigious	indicate	indignant

Answer each of the following questions with complete sentences:

1. Where and when does the action in this chapter take place?

2. What do we learn about each of the following characters in this opening chapter?

a) Meg

b) Sandy & Dennys

c) Charles Wallace

d) Fortinbras

e) Father

f) Mrs. Murry

g) Mrs. Whatsit

3. Write three (3) sentences from Chapter One that tell us how Meg feels about herself.

a)

b)

c)

4. What is the real problem that has Meg worried and upset?

5. How does this opening chapter leave you wondering about the future

a) of Meg?

b) of her Father?

6. Read over the description of Mrs. Whatsit on page _____. Then
describe her in your own words.

7. Draw a picture to show what you think Mrs. Whatsit looks like.

Test your vocabulary.

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER ONE - VOCABULARY TEST

PART I - Match the letter of the correct meaning with each word.

1. serenity	A)	- set apart by itself
2. isolate	B)	- very large in size, force or extent
3. hurricane	C)	- able to move quickly and easily
4. odd	D)	- peacefulness; calmness
5. indignant	E)	- to show or point out
6. preliminary	F)	- expressing anger
7. prodigious	G)	- weird and mysterious
8. agility	H)	- does not fit with others; left over
9. indicate	J)	- a violent tropical storm with swirling winds and rain
10. uncanny	K)	- leading to or preparing for the main event

PART 2 - Choose the correct word from the list above to complete each of the following sentences:

1. Meg was afraid to be alone in the attic during the ________________.

2. The Murry’s house was _____________(d) on a back road away from everyone.

3. Charles Wallace had an _______________ way of knowing when Meg was upset or unhappy.

4. Meg felt like she was different from everyone, and she hated being an__________ ball.

5. Nothing disturbed the ________________ of Mrs. Murry’s expression; she always appeared to be calm.

6. Charles Wallace skipped all the ___________________ baby talk and began to speak in full sentences.

7. Charles Wallace had a _________________ vocabulary for a kid who was only five years old.

8. Meg became _______________ whenever anyone spoke about her father.

9. Mrs. Murry pointed to the chair to __________________ where Mrs. Whatsit should sit down.

10. Mrs. Whatsit moved with great _______________ for such an old woman.

PART 3 - Extra Credit - Select five (5) words from the list and write

your own sentence for each word.

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5.

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L’Engle

CHAPTER 2 - " Mrs. Who"

VOCABULARY

unceremoniously	sarcastic	bellow	antagonistic	dilapidated
happy medium	flounce	sore	inadvertent	enormous

1. Find each word above in the story (Ch.2) and write the sentence in which it appears. Can you guess what the words mean from the context of the sentence? Write the meaning of each word on another sheet of paper.

Answer each question below with complete sentences.

2. Who is Mr. Jenkins? Why is Meg so antagonistic toward him?

3. Read page _____
(from: "School awful again today? to: ... inadvertently.")

What language do you think Charles Wallace is talking about in his conversation with Meg?

4. Why does Charles Wallace want to go to Mrs. Whatsit’s house?

5. Charles Wallace and Calvin are both sports. What kind of sport are they talking about? (not a game - Look in a dictionary.)

6. Why did Calvin come to the haunted house?

7. What does the strange ending to this chapter make you wonder about?

8. What new characters do we meet in Chapter Two?

a)

b)

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 3 - "Mrs. Which"

VOCABULARY

judicious	shriek	plaintively	sullen	enthusiastic
decipher	essence	suspension	velocity	dubiously

Answer each question with complete sentences:

1. Calvin compares his family with Meg’s family.

a) How does Calvin feel about his own family?

b) How does he feel about Meg’s family?

c) Use a Venn Diagram compare & contrast Calvin’s mother and Meg’s Mother.

2. What do you think Calvin means when he says, "Isn’t this wonderful? I feel as though I were just being born. I’m not alone anymore!"

3. Why is Mrs. Murry upset?

4. List three ways in which Charles Wallace is different from most five

year old boys.

a)

b)

c)

5. What do we learn about Meg’s father in this chapter?

6. How does Calvin make Meg stop crying and feeling sorry for herself?

7. Use your imagination and draw a picture of Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.

8. Where are the kids going?

An exercise in word pictures:

1- Read the description of the Twin’s vegetable garden below.

Calvin and Meg in the Twin’s Vegetable Garden:

"They walked carefully across the twin’s vegetable garden, picking their way through rows of cabbages, beets, broccoli, pumpkins. Looming on their left were tall stalks of corn. Ahead of them was a small apple orchard bounded by a stone wall, and beyond this, the woods through which they had walked that afternoon."

2- List ten (10) images (people or things) that you see in the garden.

3- Now draw a picture to show what you think it looks like. Try to include all of the details given in the description.

4- Write your own description of your favorite place. (Include as much detail as you can using descriptive words to create a strong picture in the reader's mind.)

Test your vocabulary

A WRINKLE IN TIME - by Madeleine L'Engle

CHAPTER 3 - VOCABULARY TEST

PART 1 - Write the letter of the correct meaning on the line next to each word.

1.	judicious ....	A)	complainingly
2.	decipher .	B)	speed
3.	essence	C)	uncertain; doubtful
4.	suspension	D)	gloomy and sad
5.	shriek .	E)	change a code to plain language
6.	plaintively	F)	eager to do something
7.	sullen ..	G)	stopping for awhile
8.	velocity	H)	a loud sharp high pitched sound
9.	dubious	I)	quality that makes a thing what it is
10.	enthusiastic	J)	showing good judgment

PART 2 - Choose the correct word from the list above to complete the following sentences:

1. With an _________________ gesture Calvin opened his arms to give Meg a hug.

2. "I wish the wind would stop blowing," Meg said __________________.

3. Meg gets _______________ and stubborn when she is not allowed to do things her own way.

4. Calvin looked at Mr. Murry’s picture. "I like him," he said ____________(ly)

5. Meg’s teacher has a hard time trying to _______________ Meg’s handwriting.

6. Meg let out a loud _______________ and called for her mother because she was afraid of the storm.

7. There is a special instrument to measure the _______________ of the wind.

8. " Charles Wallace’s difference isn’t just physical. It’s his ____________. People are more than just what they look like," said Mrs. Murry.

9. Meg’s bad attitude toward her teacher and the principal could be a reason for ____________________ from school.

10. Meg felt _______________ when it came to trusting Mrs. Whatsit.

PART 3 - Extra Credit - Choose five (5) words from the list and write your own sentence for each word.

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