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Chapter 11

As Violet looked around the tower room, she saw objects that were very dear and precious to Count Olaf.

Select the three items that are dear and precious to Count Olaf.

What image was drawn, painted and carved all over Count Olaf's tower room?

In chapter 11, as Violet reflected on all the awful things she and her siblings had recently experienced, Violet finds their situation lamentably deplorable.

What does "deplorable" mean in this context?

Klaus and Violet had discovered the "fiendish" plot involving Count Olaf marrying Violet and stealing the Baudelaire fortune.

What does "fiendish" mean in this context?

Violet thinks that there is truly no way out of their predicament.

What does "predicament" mean in this context?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

In one movement, the hook–handed man "hoisted" Violet into the tower room.

What does "hoisted" mean in this context?

Were there any words that weren't clear to you?

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Question #1

As Violet and Klaus were rushed out to begin Act Three of "The Marvelous Marriage", the backstage area was in complete pandemonium.

What does the word "pandemonium" mean in this context?





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Question #2

Find in chapter 12 where Klaus and Violet talk to Judge Strauss about reading her lines from the law book.

What do Violet and Klaus suggest Judge Strauss do?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #3

What prop did Count Olaf tell Judge Strauss to bring to make the play as realistic as possible?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #4

Lemony Snicket described The Marvelous Marriage as in "insipid" play.

What does the word "insipid" mean in this context?





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Question #5

During The Marvelous Marriage, various actors and actresses performed very dull "dialogue."

What does the word "dialogue" mean in this context?





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Question #6

When Violet and Klaus arrive at the theater it seemed too late to do anything to "foil" Count Olaf's plan.

What does the word "foil" mean in this context?





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Question #7

Find where Violet and Klaus stood in the pajamas backstage at Count Olaf's theater. It says they were "filled with dread."

What does "dread" mean in this context?





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Question #8

At the end of Act Two, Count Olaf strode to the exact center of the stage and took "elaborate bows" as the curtain came up.

What does "elaborate" mean in this context?