RL51&RL510 Austere Academy Chapter 11 Comprehension

Which of the following is NOT a text-supported reason why the Quagmires’ disguise was described as risky:

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• The Quagmires were the exact same height, but Violet was

  taller than Klaus because she was older.

• Isadora had different hair from

  Violet’s

• Duncan’s eyes were of a

  different color from Klaus’s

• Isadora and Duncan Quagmire simply did not look very

  much like Violet and Klaus Baudelaire

• Quiggly did not make a very convincing version of Sunny

According to the Chapter 11 text, what inventions has Violet made in the

past?

Check all that apply

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• staple making device

• grappling hook

• lockpick

• signaling device

Read the following excerpt from the text: "Violet said. "I couldn't possibly read all of Duncan's notes in just one night. While Sunny and I make the staples, you need to read Duncan's and Isadora's notebooks, memorize the measurements from Mrs. Bass's class, and teach me all of Mr. Remora's stories." "Roger," Klaus said."

Why did Klaus say “Roger,” on page 179? P. 180

• He was saying a

  man’s name to indicate that he understood what Violet had said and

  would act accordingly

• He was so tired from having to stay up all night to study that he accidently called her by their father's name

• He was getting help from a fellow classmate named Roger and needed his assistance

• He was asking for a tool that Violet invented called a Roger that would help him make staples

Which answer best explains how the Baudelaires figured out how to study for Mr.

Remora and Mrs. Bass’ exams. P. 180

• Klaus used the Quagmire

  notebooks and read out loud so he and Sunny could study for the

  comprehensive exams, while Violet makes staples.

• Sunny used the Quagmire

  notebooks and read out loud so she and Violet could study for the

  comprehensive exams, while Klaus makes staples.

• Violet used the Quagmire

  notebooks and read out loud so she and Sunny could study for the

  comprehensive exams, while Klaus makes staples.

• Klaus used the Quagmire

  notebooks and read out loud so he and Violet could study for the

  comprehensive exams, while Violet makes staples.

(p.181) Mrs. Bass’ class learned that the measurements of the ​ (a)  

was two decimeters long, nine centimeters wide, and four millimeters thick.

The ​ ​ (b)   measured eight centimeters by eight centimeters by

eight centimeters.​

• navy blue scarf
• bar of deodorant soap

Sequence the first five steps of the Baudelaire's staple-making process. p.

178

• Put on noisy shoes

• Wave the toe shaped potato at crab for him to snap at

• Snitch a fork, a few teaspoons of creamed spinach, and a

  small potato

• Herd the grumpiest and biggest-clawed crab into a corner

  of the shack

• Yank the potato away and put a long metal rod in its place to

  cleanly cut small, staple-sized pieces

Sequence the last four steps of the Baudelaire's staple-making process. p.

178

• Use the metal ends of the noisy shoes to tap on the strips

  so they’ll bend around the handle of the fork

• Lay a strip across the handle of the fork so a tiny part of

  the strip hangs off each of the sides

• Glue the spiky end of the fork into one of the bales of hay

  so the handle end of the fork hangs over the side

• Make glue with a glob of creamed spinach mixed with a few

  pieces of stray hay and dust

Which evidence from the text BEST supports the idea that Klaus' studying for Mrs. Bass's Comprehensive Exam was working?

• "Two decimeters long," Klaus recited, "nine centimeters wide, and four millimeters thick. It's boring, but it's correct.

• "Violet, ask me the measurements of the navy blue scarf," Klaus said, turning the notebook over so he couldn't peek.

• "What's next?" Klaus said, as the crab scurried away from the most frightening moments of his life.

• "Eight centimeters by eight centimeters by eight centimeters," Klaus said promptly.

Which detail from the text BEST illustrates a shift in the tone of the text from the beginning of the chapter to the end of the chapter?

• "but nevertheless as the night wore on, the Baudelaires felt almost at home in the Orphans Shack."

• "and even with the threat of Coach Genghis hovering over them, the evening actually began to feel rather cozy. "

• "And when the sky began to lighten with the first rays of dawn, the Baudelaires began to feel a certain thrill that was quite different from the thrill of being in disguise"

• "as the morning sun began to shine, the Baudelaire orphans felt the thrill of thinking your plan might work after all"

In Lemony Snicket's tale at the beginning of Chapter 11, what made him dare to approach a woman he had been forbidden to approach for the rest of his life?

• He had to get to her quickly before the scorpions did or she would die

• He was a palace guard so he knew he could talk to the duchess of Winnipeg

• He was dressed as a bull fighter allowing him to slip past the crowds in Spain

• He was dressed in disguise and felt like a different braver person

• He knew her father had died so there was no one to stop him from speaking with her