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Question #2

Find in the book where Mr. Poe asks the children if they are familiar with the Latin term 'in loco parentis'.

What does this Latin term mean?





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

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Question #4

Find the paragraph where Klaus shows the book he has been reading to Count Olaf.

What is the name of the book?





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Chapter 9

At the beginning of chapter 9, Violet and Klaus follow Count Olaf to the backyard.

What do they find Sunny trapped in?

Find in the chapter where Count Olaf talks about his comrade letting Sunny go.

What does "comrade"' mean in this context?

Violet sees poor Sunny hanging from the tower.

What does this make Violet realize about Count Olaf?

Count Olaf says, "You're such a lovely girl, after the marriage I wouldn't dispose of you like your brother and sister."

What does he mean by "dispose of" in this quote?

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Find where Klaus "relinquished" the Nuptial Law book to Count Olaf.

What does "relinquished" mean in this context?

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

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Question #5

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

What does "predicament" mean in this context?





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Feedback

You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for "Chapter 12"

Think about what strategies worked (and didn't work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Chapter 13

What is the main idea of this chapter?

How did Violet outsmart Count Olaf?

Mr. Poe states that the marriage of Count Olaf and Violet "is absolutely horrendous."

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

"If you like," Violet said, "I shall be happy to sign my name again, on a separate sheet of paper, with my right hand and then with my left. Then we can see which signature the one on the document most resembles."

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

When the lights came back on in the theater, who was missing?

Where did the Baudelaire children go to stay the night after Count Olaf escaped?

The car drove farther and farther away, until Justice Strauss was merely a speck in the darkness, and it seemed to the children that they were moving in an aberrant direction.

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

Lemony Snickets writes "The law clearly states the document must be signed in the bride's own hand. Therefore, we can conclude that this marriage is invalid."

What does "invalid" mean in this context?

Find where Mr. Poe finally realized that Count Olaf was trying to steal the Baudelaire's fortune. Lemony Snickets writes that he was "exasperated."

What does "exasperated" mean in this context?

Lemony Snickets writes "'…there is something illegal about dangling an infant out of a tower window,' Justice Strauss said indignantly."

What does "indignantly" mean in this context?

Find where Poe is discussing the care of the children. "'Do you honestly think,' Mr. Poe said in an exasperated voice, 'that I will allow you to continue to care for these three children, after the treachery I have seen here tonight?' "

What does "treachery" mean in this context?

These questions are just about your opinion.

Do you like the way Lemony Snicket wrote this book?

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

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Question #3

Who is Justice Strauss?





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

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Question #9

Lemony Snicket describe how the Baudelaire children's friends had "fallen by the wayside" since their parent's death.

What does "fallen by the wayside" mean in this context?