Mysterious Benedict Society

Each of the children in the story were selected because they were smart/clever and... 

• helpful 
• upset
• alone 
• trustworthy 

Which of the following best describes the Emergency that is taking place in the story?

• ""Naturally, when Reynie and Miss Perumal first met, they had discussed the Emergency at great length."
• ...although Reynie rarely watched television, he knew the Emergency was the main subject of the news programs every day, as it had been for years. 
• "The newspaper that morning had been filled with the usual headlines, several of them devoted to what was commonly called the Emergency..."
• "Things had gotten desperately out of control, the headlines reported; the school systems, the budget, the pollution, the crime, the weather...why everything, in fact, was a mess."

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is one of the things the children will have to do as secret agents at the Institute? (page 118)

• To become excellent students and gain secret knowledge.
• To tear down the Institute.
• To become teachers at the Institute.
• To come up with code names.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How will the children communicate with Mr. Benedict, Rhonda, and Number Two while they are at the Institute? (page 119)

• Morse Code
• American Sign Language
• Secret Code
• Writing letters

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What makes Sticky's situation different from the other children? (page 80)

• He is a runaway.
• He is a spy for another organization.
• He used to be in a circus.
• He solves tests the same way Reynie does.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What triggers Mr.Benedict's narcoleptic episodes? (page 81)

• Strong emotions.
• When people talk loudly.
• When he is extremely tired.
• When he is left alone.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Sticky get his nickname? (page 35)

• Because he is extremely skinny, like a stick.
• Because he loves to eat caramel.
• Because everything he reads "sticks" to him.
• Because his name is George.

Based on how it is used in the following sentence, what does spectacles mean?
"Sticky removed his spectacles, polished them, and replaced them."

• glasses
• hearing aids
• visor
• earphones

Which of the following best describes Kate's connection to the circus? (pages 52-53)

• When she was seven she ran away to join the circus.
• She likes to watch the circus on television.
• Her parents put her in gymnastics so that she could join the circus later in life.
• She uses circus moves to get herself out of situations.

How does the Institute create its own electricity? (page 132)

• By the power company.
• By the generator that powers Mr. Benedict's house.
• By using tidal turbines.
• By generators that are housed at the Institute.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1