Name:____________________ Date:_________________
A Wrinkle in Time- by Madeleine L’Engle
Chapter 3 Study Guide
Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences:
1.-8.) 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 information from the text to contrast Calvin’s mother and Meg’s mother.
Calvin’s Mother
VS.
Meg’s Mother
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9.) 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!”
10.) Why is Mrs. Murry upset?
11.-13.) List three ways in which Charles Wallace is different from most five year old boys.
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b.)
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14.) What do we learn about Mr. Murry’s job mission in this chapter?
15.) How does Calvin make Meg stop crying and feeling sorry for herself?
16.) Where are the kids going?
17.) Use your imagination and draw a picture of Mrs. Who.
Name:____________________ Date:_________________
A Wrinkle in Time- by Madeleine L’Engle
Chapter 4 Study Guide
Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences.
18.) What do you think is happening to Meg at the beginning of this chapter?
19.) Why does Mrs. Who use so many quotes instead of using her own words?
20.) Find the sentence on page 14 (hardback) that describes what Mrs. Whatsit’s voice sounds like.
21.-22.) Where are they now, and how did they get there?
23.) Why did they stop on Uriel?
24.) Mrs. Whatsit transformed into another creature right before the kid’s eyes. Describe what she looks like
in her new body.
25.) Find the sentence on page 57 (hardback) that describes Mrs. Whatsit’s new voice. How does Mrs.
Whatsit’s new voice sound compared to her old voice?
26.) What did the kids see as they flew over the garden while riding on Mrs. Whatsit’s back?
27.) What were the creatures singing?
28.) Why did the children need to use the flowers that were given to them?
29.) What did Mrs. Whatsit show them when they reached the summit of the mountain?
30.-32.) Find the sentences that describe how this sight made each of the kids feel. (Look on pages ________)
a.) Meg
b.) Charles Wallace
c.) Calvin