How do we know that Mrs. Whatsit is odd but friendly?

He reads people. In Chapter 1, how do we know that Mrs. Whatsit is odd-but friendly? She's too clumsy, outrageous, and courteous to be mean.
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What did Mrs. Whatsit do that made Charles scold her?

Whatsit do that made Charles Wallace scold her? She stole Mrs. Buncombe's sheets.
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How old is Mrs. Whatsit in the book?

Whatsit just how old she is. Her answer? "Exactly 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days. That is according to your calendar, of course, which even you know isn't very accurate" (5.76).
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Why did Mrs. Whatsit stop being a star?

Why did she stop being this? A star; She gave her life to help defeat evil.
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Is Mrs. Whatsit a centaur?

Novel. In the novel, Mrs. Whatsit's transformation is described as a large, white, marble centaur which the children ride on.
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What is Mrs. Whatsit personality?

Mrs. Whatsit is kind, wise, patient, and noble. She helps Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin in many ways as they travel to Camazotz to rescue Mr. Murry.
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How is Mrs. Whatsit described?

Mrs Whatsit is described as being an elderly woman wrapped in layers of clothes. She first appears in chapter one. Charles Wallace, a five year old boy in the book, found her in a haunted house in the woods, where she has been living with her two friends, Mrs Who and Mrs Which.
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What special skill does Mrs. Whatsit have?

Mrs. Whatsit, too, exhibits extrasensory powers: she can see the Russian caviar behind a closed cabinet door, and she can somehow sense Meg's distrust of her. These magical abilities introduce the emerging story as one of science fiction and fantasy.
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What was Mrs. Whatsit before she was Mrs. Whatsit?

Mrs. Whatsit explains that they have just witnessed a star sacrificing its life to fight the Dark Thing, and Charles Wallace correctly guesses that Mrs. Whatsit was once a star who gave up her celestial existence in this way.
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What does Mrs. Whatsit compare human lives to?

Mrs Whatsit compares human lives to that of a sonnet. The sonnet has strict rules.
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Is Wrinkle in time banned?

Since its publication in 1962, A Wrinkle in Time has become one of the mostfrequently banned or challenged books, for multiple reasons. People have argued that it's too complicated for children, and earlier critics disapproved of its plucky female protagonist.
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How does Mrs. Whatsit change in Chapter 4?

Whatsit tells the children that the life of their father is threatened, and they are on their way to him, but first they have stopped to learn what they are up against. With Mrs. Who's permission, Mrs. Whatsit transforms herself into a beautiful creature with a horse's body and a human torso.
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What did Mrs. Whatsit turn into in the movie?

In the book, Mrs. Whatsit shape-shifts into an insanely beautiful, centaur-esque being and the kids fly with her on the planet Uriel. In the movie, the centaurlike creature has been replaced by a giant leaf of sentient lettuce.
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Why did Mrs. Whatsit steal the sheets?

They steal Mrs. Buncombe's sheets to use as "ghosts" for the haunted house (to scare away intruders).
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What did Mrs. Whatsit say to Mrs. Murry that shocked her?

Murry shocked at the end of this chapter? Mrs. Whatsit told her that there was such thing as a Tesseract.
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What did the black thing look like?

The Black Thing is Madeleine L'Engle's name for evil in A Wrinkle in Time. It appears as a dark shadow surrounding certain planets in the universe. Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin must fight the Black Thing in order to rescue Mr.
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What did Mrs. Whatsit reveal about herself in Chapter 6?

It comes out that Mrs. Whatsit used to be a star herself, but sacrificed herself in battle. Meg realizes that Mrs. Whatsit's human form is only a small part of her total being, that there's more to her than Meg had ever guessed, or that her puny human understanding ever could know.
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Why do you think Mrs. Whatsit tells Meg to stay angry?

Why does Mrs. Whatsit tell Meg to stay angry? She wants Meg not to be frightened. Being angry will let her take her mind off of being scared.
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What creature does Mrs. Whatsit turn into?

Mrs Whatsit turns into a centaur like creature with wings made of rainbows.
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What does Mrs who look like?

Which's physical appearance is not set. She appears as a shimmering light most of the time. Once she does take on the appearance of a traditional witch, complete with black hat and broom. She does not stay long in this form, though, as corporeal appearance is quite difficult for her to maintain.
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How does Meg feel about Mrs. Whatsit?

Meg thinks that Mrs. Whatsit is probably the tramp she heard about, and Charles Wallace gets the strange woman to admit to being the sheet thief. Mrs.
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What does Mrs who look like in the book?

Mrs. Who is described as a plump woman who wears spectacles.
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Why was Mrs. Whatsit chosen for the mission?

She was chosen for the mission because of her ability to materialize as a human and communicate with humans, and Mrs. Whatsit also had firsthand experience with the darkness — as a star.
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Who is the villain in A Wrinkle in Time?

Type of Villain

IT, also known as Red while possessing him, is the main antagonist of the novel A Wrinkle in Time (the first installment to the Time Quintet series), and its 2003 and 2018 film adaptations. He is a powerful entity taking the form of a brain, and he is the ruler of planet Camazotz.
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How old is Calvin in A Wrinkle in Time?

Calvin is the third oldest of Paddy and Branwen O'Keefe's eleven children: a tall, thin, red-haired 14-year-old high school junior.
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