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Lemony's Definitions 4 Trivia Quiz

This is my fourth quiz on the funny way Lemony Snicket defines words. They are straight from 'Book the Fourth: The Miserable Mill'. Happy quizzing!

A multiple-choice quiz by perfectangel13. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
perfectangel13

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
232,638

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Easy

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Question 1 of 10

1. "...there weren't any windows, although the children could see that somebody had taken a ballpoint pen and drawn a few windows on the gray cement walls. The window drawings somehow made the room even more pathetic, a word which here means '_______,' and the Baudelaire orphans felt a lump in their throats just looking at it." Hint

cheerful and colorful

nostalgic

likable

depressing and containing no windows

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The word 'ocular,' you might not know, means '_______,' but even if you didn't know this you could figure it out from the cover." Hint

related to the feet

related to the heart

related to the eye

related to the brain

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Question 3 of 10

3. "And I simply cannot describe the grotesque and unnerving sight--the words 'grotesque' and 'unnerving' here mean '_______'--of poor Phil's leg." Hint

not having many consequences

bloody, but good-looking

twisted, tangled, stained, and gory

optimistic

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Within days of the orphans' arrival at a new place, Count Olaf and his nefarious assistants--the word 'nefarious' here means '_______'--are usually on the scene, sneaking around and committing dastardly deeds." Hint

Baudelaire-hating

miserable

Baudelaire-loving

jolly

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Question 5 of 10

5. "'You KNOW our names,' Violet said curtly, a word which here means '_______.' Hint

patiently

tired of Count Olaf's nonsense

politely

daintily

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Question 6 of 10

6. "And Charles started to raise his hand to make a point, but he knew it would be bootless, a word which here means '_______.'" Hint

painful and harsh

useless and worthless

useful

harmful

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Grateful that she could skip that daunting first paragraph--the word 'daunting' here means '_______'--she flipped through "Advanced Ocular Science" until she reached 'Hypnosis and Mind Control.'" Hint

full of sad words

full of incredibly difficult words

full of easy words

full of curse words

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Question 8 of 10

8. "'Let's not split hairs,' the foreman said, using an expression which here means '_______.'" Hint

damage the threads on one's head

chop the Baudelaires in half

chatter incessantly

argue over something that's not at all important

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Up, up, the blade inched until it was only a hair's breadth--the expression 'hair's breadth' here means '_______'--away from Charles's foot." Hint

a teeny-tiny measurement

a yard

a mile

a kilometer

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Question 10 of 10

10. "And, of course, all three orphans were still shuddering from how Dr. Orwell had met her demise, a phrase which here means '_______.'" Hint

had a meeting with her ex-husband

stepped into the path of the sawing machine

escaped from the law

survived a car crash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: depressing and containing no windows

The Baudelaire orphans were forced to work in a lumbermill and were being shown their quarters. Very pathetic indeed.

The word pathetic comes from the Greek word pathos which means suffering. Some synonyms for pathetic are pitiful, lamentable, miserable, and wretched.

2. "The word 'ocular,' you might not know, means '_______,' but even if you didn't know this you could figure it out from the cover."

Answer: related to the eye

Ocular comes from the Latin word oculus, which, of course, means eye. An oculist is an eye doctor and ocular nerves surround the eye, helping it rotate.

3. "And I simply cannot describe the grotesque and unnerving sight--the words 'grotesque' and 'unnerving' here mean '_______'--of poor Phil's leg."

Answer: twisted, tangled, stained, and gory

Klaus Baudelaire brought down the stamping machine on Phil's leg, mangling it. But it wasn't his fault; he was hypnotized by Dr. Orwell the oculist, who was in cahoots with Count Olaf.

Answer: Baudelaire-hating

The word nefarious comes from the Latin word nefas, which means crime. Ne- means not and -fas means divine law. Some synonyms for nefarious are villainous, wicked, evil, immoral, and scheming.

5. "'You KNOW our names,' Violet said curtly, a word which here means '_______.'

Answer: tired of Count Olaf's nonsense

Even though the Baudelaires know that Shirley is really Count Olaf, Olaf still pretends he is Shirley.

The word curt means short and abrupt in a rude way.

6. "And Charles started to raise his hand to make a point, but he knew it would be bootless, a word which here means '_______.'"

Answer: useless and worthless

Even though Charles is Sir's business partner, he is very timid and because of this, he is treated like a servant. Sir says to Charles,"You're my partner! Your job is to iron my shirts and cook my omelettes, not boss me around!"

Some other synonyms for bootless are futile, pointless, and in vain.

Answer: full of incredibly difficult words

Violet was having a hard time trying to figure out the wordy sentences of the book. This was usually Klaus's job, but Klaus had been hypnotized and Violet and Sunny were trying to figure out how to get him out of his sleepy state.

Daunting, in other instances, can mean frightening, discouraging, and intimidating.

8. "'Let's not split hairs,' the foreman said, using an expression which here means '_______.'"

Answer: argue over something that's not at all important

But the argument was very important. The foreman was trying to force Klaus to chop Charles with the lumber sawing machine. The foreman said it was going to be an "accident" and Violet argued he was doing it on purpose.

9. "Up, up, the blade inched until it was only a hair's breadth--the expression 'hair's breadth' here means '_______'--away from Charles's foot."

Answer: a teeny-tiny measurement

Charles was tied to a log which was in the path of the lumber sawing machine. Violet was caught between Shirley (Count Olaf) and Foreman Flacutono and Sunny was in a sword/teeth fight with Dr. Orwell. It was up to Klaus to save Charles, even though he had just come out of his hypnotic state.

10. "And, of course, all three orphans were still shuddering from how Dr. Orwell had met her demise, a phrase which here means '_______.'"

Answer: stepped into the path of the sawing machine

Demise means death. In law, it means the transfer by will or descent. The word comes from Old French dimis, which means 'to release'.

All of the word origins and synonyms came from answers.com and WordWeb.com.

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