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Question #3

Violet sees poor Sunny hanging from the tower.

What does this make Violet realize about Count Olaf?





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

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

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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 #9

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?





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Question #3

Find in the book where Count Olaf leaves a note for the children.

What does he want them to do?

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Question #7

Count Olaf says "My troupe is right behind me and they are very hungry. Where is the roast beef?"

What does "troupe" mean in Count Olaf's quote?





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Chapter 5

What is the main idea of this chapter?

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?

Which bank does Mr. Poe work for?

What keeps distracting Mr. Poe while the Baudelaire's are trying to talk with him?

Lemony Snicket states at the end of chapter five that the Baudelaire children figuratively escape from Count Olaf and their miserable existence. How do they do this?

Find in the book where the Baudelaire children are "invigorated" by their plan.

What does "invigorated" mean in this context?

Mr. Poe ushers the children out of his office "posthaste."

What does "posthaste" mean?

How does Violet feel after talking with Mr. Poe?

Find where Klaus and Violet discuss their misfortunes. Violet says, "we have to do something about our predicament."

What does "predicament" mean in this context?

Lemony Snicket observes "…but when Violet looked at him she saw that he knew it was of no use. Adoption is an enormous decision, and not likely to happen impulsively."

What does "impulsively" mean in this context?

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

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Question #4

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?