ASOUE: "The Grim Grotto," by Lemony Snicket

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1. All of the following statements about the Baudelaires' journey down the Stricken Stream are true except: Klaus originally thought the scraps of paper swirling around the children were articles from the Daily Punctilio, but as the Baudelaires gathered them, he learned he was wrong. Sunny used the word "tedium" to describe the water cycle, and Klaus agreed that the process that was helping them escape the Mortmain Mountains was dull. While on the toboggan floating downstream, the Baudelaires saw the results of the fire they helped start at the Caligari Carnival. While Violet was worrying about the safety of her friend Quigley Quagmire, Sunny was concerned about the fish in the now ashen waters of the Stricken Stream.

2. All of the following are true statements about the Baudelaires' initial experiences with the Queequeg except: The Queequeg was in good shape, except for the malfunctioning Volunteer Factual Dispatch machine. Captain Widdershins had thought that Josephine Anwhistle would have told the Baudelaire children about him. The password Violet gave for entering the submarine was "the world is quiet here." The children were initially greeted by a man who repeatedly contradicted the statements he had just made. Aye!

3. All of the following are true statements about the crew of the Queequeg except: The uniforms worn by the crew were shiny, waterproof, with a picture of the captain on the front, along with waterproof boots and a diving helmet. Besides the cook and the captain, the other current crewman of Submarine Q and its Crew of Two was a mycologist. The Baudelaires had met the cook (called Cookie by Capt. Widdershins) at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill in Paltryville. Other previous members of the crew included both Jacques and Lemony Snicket, and a woman who turned out to be a spy.

4. All of the following were observed by the Baudelaires while on the Carmelita except: The tagliatelle grande that "Hooky" had once used at the Caligari Carnival was used to keep the children obedient during Carmelita's tap-dancing ballerina fairy princess veterinarian dance recital. Children, some of whom appeared to be Snow Scouts and some of whom appeared to be from Prufrock Preparatory School, supplied the power for the Carmelita's tentacles. Esme Squalor's latest "stylish" outfit made her look like the red herring that she had "sold" at the In Auction. The submarine fulfilled Olaf's needs by supplying him a sonar system, a lifetime supply of matches, and a flyswatter to rid the sky of VFD planes.

5. All of the following are true statements about the Volunteer Factual Dispatch received by the Queequeg except: The sender of the telegram was Quigley Quagmire. The creator of the message sent a copy of the message to someone whose initials were J.S. The sender used Verse Fluctuation Declaration code to inform the Queequeg that three volunteers should go to Briny Beach. Poems by Herman Melville and Edgar Guest were used in the creation of the coded message.

6. For which of the following words or phrases did Lemony Snicket offer multiple definitions or explanations in "The Grim Grotto" storyline? lousy bugaboo mycelium wasabi

7. All of the following are true statements about Fiona except: Fiona had triangular shaped glasses as an infant, and still had triangular shaped glasses. In the search of the Gorgonian Grotto, Fiona found a letter written from one of the Snicket siblings to Count Olaf. Fiona gave Klaus a good-bye kiss as she left the Queequeg for the last time. Fiona found the cook's constant optimism to be a bit tiresome.

8. All of the following are statements that Captain Widdershins made at one time except: His wife (Fiona's mother) had died in a manatee accident. He offered to marry Klaus and Fiona onboard the Queequeg provided Klaus could find the sugar bowl. The captain explained the Snicket Snickersnee was a festival founded by the Snickets to provide some humor during the stressful time after the schism. He compared the sonar detector to a cave with shadows on the walls.

9. All of the following statements about Count Olaf's hook-handed henchman are true except: He used to study poetry with Captain Widdershins in the main hall of the Queequeg. He compared people to a chef's salad, with both good and bad things mixed together. He claimed the worst day of his life was the day that Anwhistle Aquatics burned. One of Fernald's favorite people on board Olaf's submarine was Carmelita Spats.

10. Klaus found Verse Fluctuation Declaration in all of the following except: My Last Duchess The Waste Land The Walrus and The Carpenter It Couldn't Be Done

11. All of the following statements about the Baudelaires' landing experience on the shore are true except: Just as she had done on the morning their own house burned down, Violet was skipping rocks out into the water. A reporter at the Daily Punctilio, Geraldine Julienne, had been assigned as the Baudelaire's new guardian. Just as it had happened on the morning their own house burned down, Mr. Poe appeared to take custody of the children. The Baudelaire children got into a taxi driven by Kit Snicket as they prepared to leave the beach.

12. All of the following are true statements except: Gregor Anwhistle had been an ichnologist. Captain Widdershis had taught Madame Lulu about the use of coded stains on VFD maps. The cook limped due to a stamping machine accident. The cook thought that Medusa, the Gorgon, would have been nice if someone had gotten to know her.

13. Which of the following phrases is not a VFD reference found in "The Grim Grotto" text? Voluntary Fish Domestication Verifying Fernald's Defection Violet's Fifteenth Date Viscous Fungal Distribution

14. "The Grim Grotto" has anecdotal references to Lemony Snicket which include all of the following "true" statements about Lemony except: Snicket told a story about how a taxi driver had given him charts documentating the tides. As he wrote a section of "The Grim Grotto," Lemony picked through a salad hoping to find a small, herbed piece of toast that might save his sister. Lemony had a pet marmoset that he thought was attractive when he acquired it, but turned out to be not so handy in multiple situations. Lemony's commonplace book includes conversation starters such as "Madame diLustro, I believe I've discovered your true identity!"

15. All of the following are explanations offered for terms used by Sunny Baudelaire except: "Nadasuchre" was the reference Sunny gave when she noticed the waning of the mushrooms in the grotto. "Shivalrush" was a statement expressing appreciation for a kindness done to her. "Subjavik" referred to those small, fragile objects that were extremely dark and utterly unrecognizable as they floated to the children from the hinterlands fire. "Procto" appeared to mean "the other end" in reference to the Volunteer Factual Dispatches.