Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Chapters 1-4

1. | Who was in the picture from Russia?
2. | How did Dan know the telegram was a clue and not a trick?
3. | How did Amy and Dan lose the Kabras?
4. | What did Amy and Dan find in the locker at the airport?
5. | Why did Amy think she needed to climb to the eye of the statue, The Motherland Calls?

Chapters 5-8

6. | Who distracted the tour guide in the playroom so Amy could get in the closet?
7. | Who did Amy and Dan have voicemails from?
8. | What was Tiny Tim?
9. | Why did Amy and Dan go to the royal village?
10. | How did Amy and Dan get into the palace?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Chapters 9-12

11. | Where were Amy and Dan hiding?
12. | What did Amy and Dan find at the bottom of the building?
13. | What was Dan jealous of?
14. | How did Irina keep track of Amy and Dan?
15. | What did Ian tell Amy on the phone?

Chapters 13-16

16. | Where had NRR planned on taking Amy and Dan on the Shark?
17. | What was Natalya, NRR, afraid of?
18. | What does Eisenhower Holt accuse Amy and Dan of doing?
19. | Why did Amy and Dan feel they needed to leave the room so quickly?
20. | Why did Irina say she would have to get rid of the Cahill children when she met them in the Lucian stronghold?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Review

21. | What color was frequently used in the clues?
|  | Orange or amber
|  | Red or rose
|  | Green or forest
22. | Who helped Amy and Dan escape the Lucian stronghold?
|  | The man in black
|  | Irina Spasky
|  | NRR
23. | Who was sending messages to Amy and Dan to help them?
|  | IRR
|  | NAR
|  | NRR
24. | What did Amy give to Irina to throw her off?
|  | A letter
|  | A paper weight
|  | A map
25. | What did Dan pay for the blue car?
|  | 30,000 rubles
|  | 40,000 rubles
|  | 20,000 rubles
26. | What did Dan drive in Russia?
|  | A motorcycle with a side car
|  | A blue car
|  | A blue moped
27. | What was the bellboy waiting for at Amy's hotel room door?
|  | A note
|  | A tray
|  | A tip
28. | Who was watching Amy and Dan at State Kremlin Palace?
|  | NRR
|  | Irina
|  | Man in black
29. | What was the importance of Shulalov?
|  | Royal family's vacation location
|  | Rasputin's death location
|  | Holt family location
30. | Who was the picture of in the cylinder?
|  | Rasputin
|  | Amy
|  | Ian
31. | Who did Irina find driving Amy and Dan's blue car?
|  | Amy
|  | A bearded, old man
|  | Dan
32. | What did Amy find in the playroom closet at the royal palace?
|  | A pin
|  | A map
|  | A gem
33. | What was hiding inside the gold paper weight?
|  | A key
|  | An eye
|  | A note
34. | What did Dan open to hide in?
|  | A closet
|  | A coffin
|  | A wardrobe

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

35. | Who was following Amy and Dan to the airport?
|  | Irina Spasky
|  | Hamilton Holt
|  | Ian Kabra
36. | What was the Shark?
|  | A train
|  | A helicopter
|  | A boat

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle (Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386)

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.

1. | decipher
| feeling or showing extreme anger
| to work out the meaning of something difficult
| full of danger
| causing mental distress
2. | plume
| noisy and active in a violent manner
| a token of honor or achievement
| the act or practice of spying
| a mound of earth or stone used to hold back water
3. | masquerade
| the act of tearing down
| to pretend to be something or someone else
| to preserve or honor the memory of
| to place or set apart
4. | irate
| feeling or showing extreme anger
| to handle or control something, even the mind
| occurring together or at the same time
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
5. | gargantuan
| a sudden violent disruption
| fixed firmly; settled comfortably
| a state of complete confusion
| of great size
6. | confounding
| someone who fights
| travel across or pass over
| to be confusing
| a gloomy or sullen manner
7. | bespectacled
| to show power or control
| extremely careful attention to detail
| great in size or extent
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
8. | combatant
| a gloomy or sullen manner
| someone who fights
| extremely careful attention to detail
| to place or set apart
9. | ensconced
| decline or decay
| fixed firmly; settled comfortably
| the act or practice of spying
| noisy and active in a violent manner
10. | traverse
| travel across or pass over
| the act of tearing down
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
| great in size or extent
11. | rambunctious
| noisy and active in a violent manner
| full of danger
| to handle or control something, even the mind
| to work out the meaning of something difficult
12. | morose
| a group of people with the same principles
| a gloomy or sullen manner
| occurring together or at the same time
| to preserve or honor the memory of

The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Chapters 1-4

1. | Who was in the picture from Russia? Amy and Dan's parents
2. | How did Dan know the telegram was a clue and not a trick? It mentioned his bottle cap collection of which he'd only told Grace and Amy about.
3. | How did Amy and Dan lose the Kabras? They dropped the cell phone into a baby stroller.
4. | What did Amy and Dan find in the locker at the airport? a paper weight, a parchment with a message, a box with two passports, items to disguise themselves, a Russian guidebook, two plane tickets, and a Visa Gold card
5. | Why did Amy think she needed to climb to the eye of the statue, The Motherland Calls? The eye on the paper weight gave her the clue.

Chapters 5-8

6. | Who distracted the tour guide in the playroom so Amy could get in the closet? visiting children causing chaos
7. | Who did Amy and Dan have voicemails from? Nellie and a mystery man
8. | What was Tiny Tim? a blue Russian car
9. | Why did Amy and Dan go to the royal village? to visit Alexei's playroom
10. | How did Amy and Dan get into the palace? a rope through the window

The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Chapters 9-12

11. | Where were Amy and Dan hiding? in the trunk of the blue car
12. | What did Amy and Dan find at the bottom of the building? a door of iron and wood with ancient dials
13. | What was Dan jealous of? Hamilton having fun while Dan was stuck in the airport
14. | How did Irina keep track of Amy and Dan? a satellite-operated device with images of their blue car
15. | What did Ian tell Amy on the phone? Ian said Amy and Dan were behind because they were searching for clues that had already been found.

Chapters 13-16

16. | Where had NRR planned on taking Amy and Dan on the Shark? to The Amber Room
17. | What was Natalya, NRR, afraid of? Irina discovering Amy and Dan
18. | What does Eisenhower Holt accuse Amy and Dan of doing? using them to gain in the clue race
19. | Why did Amy and Dan feel they needed to leave the room so quickly? It was a Lucian stronghold and they're Cahills.
20. | Why did Irina say she would have to get rid of the Cahill children when she met them in the Lucian stronghold? The Lucian agents would get rid of them if she didn't, and they'd kill her, too.

The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

Review

21. | What color was frequently used in the clues?
|  | Orange or amber
|  | Red or rose
|  | Green or forest
22. | Who helped Amy and Dan escape the Lucian stronghold?
|  | The man in black
|  | Irina Spasky
|  | NRR
23. | Who was sending messages to Amy and Dan to help them?
|  | IRR
|  | NAR
|  | NRR
24. | What did Amy give to Irina to throw her off?
|  | A letter
|  | A paper weight
|  | A map
25. | What did Dan pay for the blue car?
|  | 30,000 rubles
|  | 40,000 rubles
|  | 20,000 rubles
26. | What did Dan drive in Russia?
|  | A motorcycle with a side car
|  | A blue car
|  | A blue moped
27. | What was the bellboy waiting for at Amy's hotel room door?
|  | A note
|  | A tray
|  | A tip
28. | Who was watching Amy and Dan at State Kremlin Palace?
|  | NRR
|  | Irina
|  | Man in black
29. | What was the importance of Shulalov?
|  | Royal family's vacation location
|  | Rasputin's death location
|  | Holt family location
30. | Who was the picture of in the cylinder?
|  | Rasputin
|  | Amy
|  | Ian
31. | Who did Irina find driving Amy and Dan's blue car?
|  | Amy
|  | A bearded, old man
|  | Dan
32. | What did Amy find in the playroom closet at the royal palace?
|  | A pin
|  | A map
|  | A gem
33. | What was hiding inside the gold paper weight?
|  | A key
|  | An eye
|  | A note
34. | What did Dan open to hide in?
|  | A closet
|  | A coffin
|  | A wardrobe

The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

35. | Who was following Amy and Dan to the airport?
|  | Irina Spasky
|  | Hamilton Holt
|  | Ian Kabra
36. | What was the Shark?
|  | A train
|  | A helicopter
|  | A boat

The 39 Clues: Book Five: The Black Circle Key 1 - Answer ID # 0973386

1. | decipher
| feeling or showing extreme anger
| to work out the meaning of something difficult
| full of danger
| causing mental distress
2. | plume
| noisy and active in a violent manner
| a token of honor or achievement
| the act or practice of spying
| a mound of earth or stone used to hold back water
3. | masquerade
| the act of tearing down
| to pretend to be something or someone else
| to preserve or honor the memory of
| to place or set apart
4. | irate
| feeling or showing extreme anger
| to handle or control something, even the mind
| occurring together or at the same time
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
5. | gargantuan
| a sudden violent disruption
| fixed firmly; settled comfortably
| a state of complete confusion
| of great size
6. | confounding
| someone who fights
| travel across or pass over
| to be confusing
| a gloomy or sullen manner
7. | bespectacled
| to show power or control
| extremely careful attention to detail
| great in size or extent
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
8. | combatant
| a gloomy or sullen manner
| someone who fights
| extremely careful attention to detail
| to place or set apart
9. | ensconced
| decline or decay
| fixed firmly; settled comfortably
| the act or practice of spying
| noisy and active in a violent manner
10. | traverse
| travel across or pass over
| the act of tearing down
| having a face adorned with an eyeglass
| great in size or extent
11. | rambunctious
| noisy and active in a violent manner
| full of danger
| to handle or control something, even the mind
| to work out the meaning of something difficult
12. | morose
| a group of people with the same principles
| a gloomy or sullen manner
| occurring together or at the same time
| to preserve or honor the memory of