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Third book, third guardian - the Beaudelaires find themselves living with Aunt Josephine, who lives on a house overlooking Lake Lachrymose.
4 quizzes and 45 trivia questions.
1.
  A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another one of my quizzes on the brilliant work of Lemony Snicket. This quiz focuses entirely on book 3. Have fun and keep reading!
Average, 10 Qns, lump, Feb 21 04
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  15 Questions: The Wide Window Multiple Choice Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Left without a guardian Mr Poe finds a new one for the Baudelaires who has a house that is held up by long stilts. What kind of guardian would live in a house like that?
Average, 15 Qns, funkyduncan, Dec 28 09
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  Lemony's Definitions 3    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my third quiz on the funny way Lemony Snicket defines words. They are straight from 'Book the Third: The Wide Window'. Happy quizzing!
Average, 10 Qns, perfectangel13, May 16 06
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  Average The Wide Window Quiz - 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
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This is a quiz on one of the Baudelaires' more dreadful experiences.
Average, 10 Qns, gracem86, May 16 06
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trivia question Quick Question
What color light did the lighthouse give off that showed the Baudelaires they were going in the right direction?

From Quiz "A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3"





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1. "'Dowager', Klaus whispered to Violet, 'is a fancy word for _______."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: widow

Aunt Josephine is a dowager. From WordWeb: "A widow holding property received from her deceased husband". Dowager can also be used for aristocratic or royal elderly women. For example, Catherine of Aragon was referred to as the "Princess Dowager of Wales" or "Dowager Princess of Wales" after her marriage to Henry the VIII of England was annulled.

2. What food are the Baudelaire children allergic to?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Peppermints

Eating a peppermint could make Violet break out in hives, make Klaus's tongue swell up, and both of those things could happen to Sunny.

3. What is the name of the dock in the chapter 1?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Damocles Dock

At the beginning of the book are sitting on their suitcases at Damocles Dock and Mr Poe has just given them a bag of peppermints, to which they are allergic.

4. Aunt Josephine lives in a house built over____________

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: Lake Lachrymose & a lake & lake & Lachrymose

Lake Lachrymose is a very dark lake the Baudelaires live over. It is just one of the more horrific features of their town.

5. "The three Baudelaire youngsters looked at one another surreptitiously, a word which here means _______."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: while Aunt Josephine wasn't looking

The word surreptitiously comes from the Latin word surripere, which means 'to take away secretly'. Some synonyms for the word are furtive, sneaky, sly, and secretive.

6. Why didn't Aunt Josephine and Ike have children?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: They were afraid to

They were also afraid of answering the phone, among many other things.

7. What was the name of Aunt Josephine's husband?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: Ike

Ike met his doom by swimming in the water after eating. He thought he waited the full hour but it was only 45 minutes. Thanks to ponygrrl for the information!

8. "'I will thank you not to be impertinent,' Aunt Josephine said, using a word which here means _______."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: pointing out that I'm wrong, which annoys me

Aunt Josephine says to the orphans, "I can't believe you would dare to disagree with a man who has eye problems." Then Klaus says, "I have eye problems, and you're disagreeing with me." This is when she says the quote above. Some synonyms for impertinent are audacious, saucy, cheeky, insolent, brazen, and fresh. Another meaning for impertinent can be irrelevant, but that is not the definition used in the quote.

9. Why did the leeches try to eat people or other things in the lake?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: They could smell food on them

Aunt Josephine told the Baudelaires the horrible story of the leeches.

10. "But Klaus took no notice of this. He opened all of the books and took copious - the word 'copious' here means _______ - notes, stopping every so often to draw a circle around some part of what Aunt Josephine had written."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: lots of

This word comes from the Latin word copia, which means abundance. Some other synonyms for copious are plentiful, bountiful, ample, generous, substantial, and voluminous.

11. What book did the Baudelaire children use to help them find Aunt Josephine?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: A Lachrymose Atlas

They needed an atlas to find Curdled Cave, which was Aunt Josephine's hideout from Count Olaf.

12. What does Aunt Josephine do that she is not used to doing in chapter 4?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Answers the phone

Aunt Josephine answers the phone after Violet answers it and proves to her that it is safe however Aunt Josephine is not ready to MAKE phone calls.

13. What color light did the lighthouse give off that showed the Baudelaires they were going in the right direction?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: Lavender

The lighthouse gave off a lavender color. Lavender is a shade of purple. The story called this lighthouse, 'Lavender Lighthouse'.

14. What other situation does Lemony Snicket compare the Baudelaires situation to?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: A fly stuck in a Venus fly trap

Lemony Snicket compared their situation to a fly in a Venus fly trap because their doom seems to be closing in on them.

15. What was Aunt Josephine obsessed with?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: Grammar

She had a whole library full of nothing but grammar books!

16. "So at this point in the story, in order to mollify the publishers - the word 'mollify' here means _______ - please allow me to give you a piece of advice, even though I don't know anything about you."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: get them to stop tearing their hair out in worry

Some synonyms for mollify are soothe, calm, pacify, and placate. It comes from the Latin word mollis, which means soft. Here is Mr. Snicket's advice: If you ever need to get to Curdled Cave in a hurry, do not, under any circumstances, steal a boat and attempt to sail across Lake Lachrymose during a hurricane, because it is very dangerous and the chances of your survival are practically zero. You should especially not do this if, like the Baudelaire orphans, you have only a vague idea of how to work a sailboat.

17. What did Aunt Josephine give to Sunny as a present?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: A rattle

Sunny hated rattles because of the annoying sound they made.

18. How does Mr Poe prove that Aunt Josephine wrote the suicide note?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Her handwriting

Mr Poe uses his graphology skills to prove that Aunt Josephine did write the suicide note. This was very bad news for the Baudelaires.

19. What did Count Olaf call himself in this book?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: Captain Sham

Another dreadful plot of Olaf's. Aunt Josephine had found out he was Count Olaf and fled away to a cave.

20. "In front of the cave there was a sign saying it was for sale, and the orphans could not imagine who would want to buy such a phantasmagorical - the word 'phantasmagorical' here means _______ - place.

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: all the creepy, scary words you can think of put together

The one-word synonym I came across the most as I was looking through my sources was surreal. In this case, I'm assuming it was so scary and creepy, that it was hard to imagine it was real. Other synonyms are dream-like, illusive, and delusional.

21. What do the Baudelaires eat in "The Anxious Clown" restaurant"?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Cheer-up Cheeseburgers

Cheer-up Cheeseburgers were recommended to them by one of the waiters in "The Anxious Clown" restaurant- a very garish restaurant.

22. Where did the Baudelaires meet Captain Sham?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: At a market

The group went shopping to get things to prepare cold cucumber soup. Yuk!

23. "With a loud THWACK! the leeches all hit the boat more or less at once, and the sailboat rocked precariously, a word which here means _______."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: in a way which almost threw Aunt Josephine and the Baudelaire youngsters to their doom

This word comes from the Latin word precârius which means 'obtained by entreaty' or 'uncertain'. Some synonyms are rickety, unstable, unsteady, wobbly, tottery, insecure, and shaky.

24. Who managed to prove to Mr. Poe that Captain Sham was indeed Count Olaf?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Sunny

Sunny bit down on Captain Sham's fake peg leg. The peg leg broke and revealed the tattoo on his left ankle. Olaf tried to cover it up, but ended up fleeing off with his comrade when Mr. Poe tried to arrest them.

25. What color hankerchief does Mr. Poe cough into?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: White

The Baudelaires have seen more of his hankerchief than his face.

26. "Burning ants, of course, is an abhorrent hobby - the word 'abhorrent' here means _______ - but remembering the story made Violet see that she could use the lens of the spying glass to focus the light of the moon and make a fire."

From Quiz Lemony's Definitions 3

Answer: what Count Olaf used to do when he was about your age

Abhorrent has a wide array of synonyms. Here are some: loathsome, detestable, horrid, repulsive, obscene, vile, nefarious, despicable, abominable, and wretched. The Baudelaires' father had a cousin who used to find burning ants with her magnifying glass entertaining. Violet remembered the story and used it to signal for help when her siblings and Aunt Josephine were stuck on Lake Lachrymose with the leeches.

27. Why was Aunt Josephine afraid of cars?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: The car doors could get stuck and trap her inside

She was also afraid that doorknobs would shatter, radiators would explode, and the sofa would fall on top of her.

28. What is the motto of The United States postal services?

From Quiz The Wide Window

Answer: Neither rain nor sleet nor driving snow shall halt the delivery of the mails

Neither rain nor sleet nor driving snow shall halt the delivery of the mails means that when its bad weather your mailman has to post your mail anyway the Baudelaires found that the fickle ferry had no such policy.

29. What does Violet tie up in her hair to symbolize she's thinking?

From Quiz A Series of Unfortunate Events-Book 3

Answer: A ribbon

She does this most of the time when she's thinking of an invention, or a way to get out of a jam.

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