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Figurative Language
Book Trivia
Beyond the Text
100
What is the name of the Baudelaire Orphans new guardian?
Aunt Josephine
100
Define triumphant.
Winning a contest.
100
A series of similar sounds.
Alliteration
100
What is the name of the new town that the Baudelaire Orphans are sent to live? (It's named for a body of water in the town)
Lake Lachrymose
100
Why is Aunt Josephine afraid of the lake?
Her husband Ike was eaten by the leeches in the lake.
200
What is the fake name used by Count Olaf throughout the third book.
Captain Sham
200
Define grammar
A set of rules for language.
200
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
200
What is the fake business that Captain Sham (Count Olaf) creates in Lake Lachrymose
A sailboat rental shop
200
Why do the children eat peppermints during lunch with Captain Sham and Mr. Poe?
To cause an allergic reaction and gain more time to come up with a plan.
300
Which of Count Olaf's henchmen do we meet at the dock towards the end of the book?
The person who looks like neither a man nor a woman
300
Define anxious
Nervous or worried
300
Comparing two things without using like or as
Metaphor
300
What are the creatures that attack the children and Aunt Josephine on the sailboat called?
Lachrymose Leeches
300
What does Count Olaf wear to hide his eye tattoo?
A peg leg
400
What is the name of Aunt Josephine's husband? (He passes away before the book begins)
Ike
400
Define dowadger
A woman whose husband has passed away, a widow.
400
Giving living qualities to non living things.
Personification
400
Name two things that Aunt Josephine is afraid of.
The stove, the lake, Realtor's, hot food, the telephone, etc.
400
How did the children determine that Aunt Josephine's note was a fake?
The note had many grammatical errors.
500
What is Captain Sham's first name? (It is only mentioned twice in the book)
Julio
500
Define graphologist
A person who studies handwriting.
500
Hurricane Herman, Damocles Dock, Lake Lachrymose, Fickle Ferry
Alliteration
500
What is the name of the restaurant that the children have lunch at with Mr. Poe and Captain Sham?
The Anxious Clown
500
Why does Mr. Poe continually not believe the children when they claim that Count Olaf has returned in disguise?
He thinks that they are just upset about their new living situation. He doesn't respect their opinion because they are children. Etc.