Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Mysterious Benedict Society? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Education, knowledge, intelligence. All of these things are symbolized by:
Sticky's spectacles
Books
The Institute
Shmoop (Okay, we're not in the book, but if we were…)
Q. This act symbolizes the MBSers beginning to make their transition from innocent kids to children who are more aware of the evil that exists in the world.
Kate and Constance climbing through the heating vents
Reynie solving the riddle instructing them to cheat
All the kids crossing the bridge to the Institute
Sticky shaving his head
Q. One of the reasons there are so many mentions of TV in The Mysterious Benedict Society is that Stewart wants us to know:
Messages really are being transmitted to us and we need to be careful consumers
Watching TV is a great way to increase your SAT scores
People who watch TV are mindless zombies
He's starting his own network this fall: MBS
Q. What kind of imagery does TLS use to describe the way the Messages and their pressures of the mission affect the kids?
Food imagery
Weather imagery
Light and dark imagery
X-Ray imagery http://www.steacher.pro.br/homer%20x-ray.jpg
Q. When Sticky polishes his glasses, we know he's feeling:
Fearless
Excited
Nervous
Bald