The Austere Academy | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Prufrock Preparatory School - A boarding school where the Baudelaires must endure this segment of the series. It is a gray place with buildings shaped like tombstones, or thumbs if you are of Mr. Poe's opinion.

Administrative Building - Principal Nero's office is located in this building. Children are not allowed to enter this building and risk losing their silverware at meals if they do. Since Sunny has to work in Nero's office, she permanently loses the right to use silverware.

School Building - One of the buildings where classes are held. It...
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