Q 01/05

The Mysterious Benedict Society ends with which surprise about the cranky, sleepy Constance Contraire?

A) She is a grown woman

B) She cannot read at all

C) She is two years old

D) She is a trained spy

Answer · why

C) She is two years old

She is two years old, which explains the naps, the tantrums and the clumsiness the others grumble about. Mr. Benedict insists all along that she may b...

Q 02/05

In The Mysterious Benedict Society, the test supervisor's yellow suit and red hair remind Reynie of which object?

A) A pencil

B) A matchstick

C) A candle

D) A crayon

Answer · why

A) A pencil

A pencil is what Reynie thinks of the moment he sees her, which is the joke behind the name she goes by, Number Two. She runs the tests with a stiff b...

Q 03/05

What does Kate Wetherall of The Mysterious Benedict Society carry everywhere, packed with rope, marbles and a slingshot?

A) A canvas backpack

B) A tin lunchbox

C) A leather satchel

D) A red bucket

Answer · why

D) A red bucket

A red bucket hangs from her belt, and it also holds a Swiss army knife, a horseshoe magnet and fishing twine. Kate rigs the contents into a tightrope ...

Q 04/05

When the children first meet Mr. Curtain in The Mysterious Benedict Society, he turns out to be Mr. Benedict's what?

A) Former student

B) Twin brother

C) Estranged son

D) Old teacher

Answer · why

B) Twin brother

Twin brother is the answer the children piece together from a riddle sent from the mainland. The pair were separated just after birth, when their pare...

Q 05/05

Mr. Curtain, villain of The Mysterious Benedict Society, drops into a sudden sleep whenever he feels which emotion?

A) Anger

B) Amusement

C) Boredom

D) Sadness

Answer · why

A) Anger

Anger knocks him out cold, which is why Reynie goads him at the climax until he slumps. Mr. Benedict nods off too, but with him a good laugh is what d...