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Meg comes home from a hard day at school to a dog who leaps up to kiss her and a kitten mewing at its saucer — a warm, noisy welcome from those who love her. The sentence models commas in a list of actions and paints a lively, moving picture (criteria B, C, and E), and the homecoming sits at the heart of this chapter's question about who makes us feel we belong.
Fortinbras jumped up, put his front paws on her shoulders, and gave her a kiss, and the kitten rushed to his empty saucer and mewed loudly.
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happens in this chapter, in order. Start with Meg's hard morning and her day at school, then the walk to the haunted house where she and Charles Wallace meet Calvin, and end with Mrs Who. Slow down at the part you think matters most.
Discussion Questions
- When Mr. Jenkins makes 'snide remarks' about Meg's missing father, Meg shouts, 'You leave my father out of it!' Was Meg being brave to defend her father, or just losing her temper? Tell what part of the chapter shows why you think so.
- Charles Wallace says he wants people to 'go on thinking I'm not very bright' so 'they won't hate me quite so much.' Why do you think a smart boy would hide how smart he is? Tell what part of the chapter helps you understand his choice.
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Very strong, blazing anger.
Item 2
Very eager and keen to know something.
Item 3
Angry and hurt in a way that lasts.
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