Mysterious Benedict Society Chapters 26-27

Once they became Messengers, Reynie and Sticky discovered that the "special privileges" were

• A special meal

• Permission to call home

• Time spent in the Whisperer

• Time playing chess with Mr. Curtain

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Who escorted the boys to the Whisperer Gallery the first time they went there?

• Jackson

• S.Q.

• Jillison

• Martina

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What did they do before arriving at the Whisperer Gallery? (CHOOSE THREE)

• Get dressed in their tunics

• Said good-bye to Constance and Kate

• Get blindfolded

• Stop for something to eat

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In Chapter 26, who is able to travel to the Whisperer Gallery without wearing a blindfold? (CHOOSE AS MANY AS IS NECESSARY)

• Mr. Curtain

• S.Q.

• Reynie

• Jillison

• Martina

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The author describes the Whisperer as resembling...

• A set of high power headphones

• A state-of-the-art computer system

• An old-fashioned hair dryer

• A phone booth

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What controls the Whisperer?

• Mr. Curtain's brain

• The power generated by the tidal turbines

• The Executives' thoughts

• The Messengers' thoughts

How did Reynie describe the role that the Messengers played in sharing the messages from Mr. Curtain?

• He said that they "interpreted the messages" into other languages.

• He said that they had to be "set to music" for the masses to want to listen

• He said that they gave Mr. Curtain "some time off" from broadcasting.

• He said that they made the messages "go down easier, like candy rather than medicine."

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What did Mr. Curtain tell the Messengers that they were actually doing while in the Whisperer?

• "Inputting data"

• "Brainsweeping"

• "Sending thoughts to the Waiting Room"

• "Saving the world"

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What lesson was Mr. Curtain teaching with his demonstration of the box that contained hundreds of papers?

• How important it is to clean up after oneself

• How you never know what is hidden

• How one package can contain many thoughts

• How nice it is to get a present

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What did Reynie realize about the "lessons" being taught by the Executives?

• That the meaningless phrases were being linked to information in their minds

• That is was all nonsense and had no meaning

• That it was only being done to waste time

• That it was a big joke

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