107 pages • 3 hours read
Trenton Lee StewartThe Mysterious Benedict Society
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 12-15Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 12 Summary: “Beware the Gemini”
New arrivals enter the classroom, including two children who look dazed. Reynie believes that these children must have been stunned and kidnapped.
Jillson announces the arrival of Mr. Ledroptha Curtain. A man in a motorized wheelchair zips into the room; he looks exactly like Mr. Benedict.
That night an Executive named S.Q. Pedalian tells Reynie and Sticky that they must turn off their lights and be silent. Kate and Constance come down from the ceiling. The children ponder the appearance of Mr. Benedict, calling himself Mr. Curtain.
Sticky sends the message, “We see Mr. B when we see Mr. C. How can this be?” in Morse code, and they wait for a response. Rhonda replies, “When looking in my looking glass I spied a trusted face. Alas, Not to be taken for him am I. Beware, therefore, the Gemini” (181).
Sticky says that Gemini is the sign of the twin. Reynie believes that Mr. Benedict must have a long-lost twin. Mr. Benedict was an orphan, so he must not realize he has a brother.
Chapter 13 Summary: “Lessons Learned”
In each class an Executive gives a quiz on the previous day’s material, which is always strange and exaggerated, with many facts hidden within nonsense.
Reynie and Sticky do well on the quizzes, which gives the other students considerable trouble, including Kate.
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