RL51&RL510 Austere Academy Chapter 10 Comprehension

The Quagmires and Baudelaires each have people they admire

throughout history. Match each book character to their role model

and why they respect them.

• Dorothy Parker: one of the world’s

  greatest journalists

• Sunny

• Shark: one of the world’s

  greatest biters

• Violet

• Lord Byron: one of the world’s

  greatest poets

• Isadora

• Nikola Tesla: one of the world’s

  greatest inventors

• Klaus

• Hammurabi, the

  ancient Babylonian:

  one of the world’s

  greatest researchers

• Duncan

How have the children made the Orphan’s Shack ‘quite a bit less

mountainous and quite a bit more “molehilly” since their arrival’?

Select all that apply

p.155&156

• They wear “the noisy shoes Violet had invented, so the territorial

  crabs were nowhere to be seen.

• The salt had dried up the dripping tan

  fungus into a hard beige crust that did not plop! drops of fungus juice

  on the youngsters.”

• They used notes from Mr. Remora and Mrs. Bass' class to wall paper over the green walls with pink hearts on them.

• They used discarded gym uniforms to sow together more comfortable mattresses so they didn't have to sleep on hay bales.

According to the text, all of the following are reasons why a person might snap

their fingers EXCEPT:

P.160

• to signal a waiter

• they were listening to

  catchy music

• they had an idea.

• to flick a booger off your finger

Explain what Violet meant when she said, “Who knows what any of

those people or fish would do in our shoes?” p.160 & 161

• Violet means she doesn't know what those fish or people would do if they were in the same situation.

• Violet means she doesn't know why fish or people would want to wear their shoes when they all have different sizes.

• Violet means she doesn't think fish or people would know how to properly use the noisy shoe invention to chase away the crabs.

• Violet means she doesn't think those particular fish or people would want to help them out of their situation.

There are many meanings for the word "pinch." Read the following excerpt from the text:

"...and as they thought of this they could almost feel Genghis's bony fingers pinching the life right out of them."

Which meaning of the word pinch is being used in this example?

• an informal phrase meaning to arrest.

• move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.

• grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between the finger and thumb.

• making do in a difficult, not perfect situation, or not what you would really like

There are many meanings for the word "pinch." Read the following excerpt from the text:

"It still had a long way to go to be attractive and comfortable living quarters, but for thinking of a plan, it would do in a pinch."

Which meaning of the word pinch is being used in this example?

• an informal phrase meaning to arrest.

• move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.

• grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between the finger and thumb.

• a difficult, not perfect situation, or not what you would really like

There are many meanings for the word "pinch." Read the following excerpt from the text:

"And the Baudelaire children were certainly in a pinch. If Violet, Klaus, and Sunny spent one more exhausting night running laps, they would flunk their comprehensive exams and secretarial assignment, and then Coach Genghis would whisk them away from Prufrock Prep,,,"

Which meaning of the word pinch is being used in this example?

• an informal phrase meaning to arrest.

• move one's finger and thumb apart or bring them together on (a touchscreen) in order to zoom into or out of an image, activate a function, etc.

• grip (something, typically someone's flesh) tightly and sharply between the finger and thumb.

• a difficult, not perfect situation, or not what you would really like

What type of figurative language is the underlined phrase in the following sentence: “Who knows what any of those people or fish would do in our shoes?” p.160 & 161

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Which of the following best summarizes Duncan's plan to help the Baudelaires skip S.O.R.E. to prepare for their exams and make staples? P.161

• Klaus and Isadora plan to run laps while dragging a bag of flour alongside them to pretend it is Sunny crawling so Duncan can help Violet study for the comprehensive exams and Sunny can make staples.

• Duncan and Sunny

  plan to use Isadora's ribbon, Klaus’ glasses, and their shoes to disguise themselves as the Baudelaires and run laps while dragging a bag of flour alongside them to pretend it is Sunny crawling so Violet and Klaus can study for the comprehensive exams and make staples.

• Duncan and Isadora

  plan to use Violet’s ribbon, Klaus’ glasses, and their shoes to disguise themselves as the Baudelaires and run laps while dragging a bag of flour alongside them to pretend it is Sunny crawling so the Baudelaires can study for the comprehensive exams and make staples.

• Klaus and Violet plan to run laps while dragging a bag of flour alongside them to pretend it is Sunny crawling so the Quagmires can study for the comprehensive exams and Sunny can make staples.

Which answer best explains why the comprehensive exams are going to be an especially difficult situation for the Baudelaires to problem solve:

• It is impossible to make staples with the supplies that they have

• They have been sleeping during class and haven't taken good notes

• They are too tired from running laps to do well on a test

• They can't run laps, study, and make staples all in the same night