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Rhonda is the youngest member of Mr. Benedict’s household. Like Number Two, she passed Mr. Benedict’s tests as a child and was later adopted by him. She takes part in the tests by disguising herself as a child and pretending to lose her pencil outside the testing site. If one of the test takers tries to help her, as Reynie and the other members of the Mysterious Benedict Society do, she offers to help them cheat. Since Mr. Benedict is looking for children with a powerful love of honesty, none of the potential candidates must accept her offer. Once the children pass the tests and arrive at Mr. Benedict’s house, Rhonda greets them with warmth and friendliness, and she assists them with the fight against Mr. Curtain.
Rhonda Kazembe Quotes in The Mysterious Benedict Society
The The Mysterious Benedict Society quotes below are all either spoken by Rhonda Kazembe or refer to Rhonda Kazembe. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1 Quotes
What good would those opportunities do him if he wasn’t qualified to be given them? And where was the pleasure in cheating? If he couldn’t pass fairly, he didn’t want to pass. He thought this––and mostly believed it––and felt his spirits boosted by the decision. But even so, a few seconds passed before he could tear his eyes from the paper on the floor.
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Chapter 3 Quotes
“Do you suppose we’re going to meet anybody normal today?” Kate asked.
“I’m beginning to doubt it,” Reynie said.
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Rhonda Kazembe Character Timeline in The Mysterious Benedict Society
The timeline below shows where the character Rhonda Kazembe appears in The Mysterious Benedict Society. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
At a quarter to 1:00, Reynie approaches the Monk Building. Outside, he sees two girls. One girl has green hair and is playfully throwing and catching her pencil. Reynie notes this is...
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...a pencil. He introduces himself to the girl, and she tells him her name is Rhonda Kazembe. She asks how Reynie plans to get her pencil back, but Reynie tells her...
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Rhonda is grateful and surprised at Reynie’s ingenuity. To thank him, she reveals that she has...
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...to ensure he won’t be tempted to cheat, Reynie chooses to sit in front of Rhonda. The pencil-like test administrator goes over the rules. From this moment on, she says, the...
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...answers carefully, so he goes through the test and reads each page. As he reads, Rhonda finishes her test. He realizes that her flashy appearance and casual attitude are a strategy...
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...of the questions. He finishes just in time, and he is the only child besides Rhonda who is not in distress once the administrator calls that time is up.
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The administrator grades the tests, and while she is marking Reynie’s, Rhonda congratulates him on managing on his own. The administrator announces that she will read the...
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Chapter 2
Reynie waits in the testing room, puzzling over why Rhonda didn’t pass the test. The administrator rejoins Reynie. He asks for her name, but she...
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...a surprised Sticky says yes. Sticky reveals that he was the only child to help Rhonda after she dropped her pencil. He is skinny enough to fit through the bars of...
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...a kaleidoscope. Kate adds that without her bucket, she wouldn’t have been able to retrieve Rhonda’s pencil. With the tools from her bucket, Kate unscrewed the grate and fashioned sticky twine...
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...second test, since she didn’t notice the puzzle or know the answers, and she refused Rhonda’s help to cheat. Instead, the test administrator let Kate pass because she distracted the angry...
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Chapter 3
...magician, but Milligan answers, “I’m nobody.” He directs them to a house and tells them Rhonda will let them inside soon.
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After about an hour, Rhonda comes out and greets the children. The children realize she is not a child at...
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Chapter 4
The hungry children are finally served dinner in a dining room full of crowded bookshelves. Rhonda explains that being hungry is part of the test, since they need to see how...
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Rhonda tells Sticky that she took more than an hour to finish the maze test, but...
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...the other children, and her quips make him laugh so hard that he falls asleep. Rhonda catches him and rests him in a chair. She assures the children that Mr. Benedict...
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...of Mr. Benedict’s emotion makes Reynie miss Miss Perumal. Mr. Benedict wakes up, and after Rhonda and Number Two help him to his feet, he mentions that his narcolepsy is usually...
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Chapter 5
The children rise early on a stormy day, and Milligan and Rhonda serve them breakfast. Constance is especially cranky since she’s hungry, and her face grows red...
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...has been unsuccessful in learning who sends the messages and why, but Number Two and Rhonda defensively say that he has uncovered much about the Sender.
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Chapter 6
...against their will. Reynie correctly guesses that the hidden messages come from the Institute, and Rhonda tells the children that one of the repeated coded messages tells listeners not to defy...
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Chapter 8
Rhonda sits down with the children to review the mission. She gives them notes that Number...
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Chapter 10
...only way to get to Nomansan Island is via a narrow bridge hidden by woods. Rhonda drives the children of the Mysterious Benedict Society through the woods, pointing out where Mr....
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Rhonda pulls into the Institute, where two friendly young guards greet them. Reynie is incredibly anxious....
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Rhonda drops the children off, and they are told to wait on the side of the...
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Chapter 37
...Constance, but she is strapped into the Whisperer. As the boys try to free her, Rhonda Kazembe and Number Two come in, followed by Mr. Benedict. Mr. Benedict congratulates the children...
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Milligan lays the sleeping Mr. Curtain on the floor as Rhonda ushers the children to the secret exit and Mr. Benedict takes his brother’s place in...
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Chapter 38
...asks what will happen if Mr. Curtain stops Mr. Benedict from disabling the Whisperer, and Rhonda answers that Mr. Benedict has instructed them all to go into hiding. Milligan expertly navigates...
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Chapter 39
Rhonda brings out a cake for Constance’s birthday, and it is then that the other children...
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...is getting a father and two sisters, since Mr. Benedict already adopted Number Two and Rhonda years ago.
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