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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Klaus trying not to do as Mr. Poe, Stephano and the doctor enter the Reptile Room?

2. What do the children begin to do as they drive away from the house?

3. How does Stephano describe Dr. Montgomery's death?

4. What does Mr. Poe look as if he is feeling when he learns he has been lied to by Stephano?

5. What does Klaus mention that gives Violet a clue where to look for evidence?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of chapter ten how does Klaus explain the meaning of Sunny's exclamation 'Aha'?

2. What does Violet think about while she is standing outside Stephano's bedroom door?

3. What does Stephano do when Klaus refuses to go until the police are called?

4. Describe the story that the doctor tells to exlpain the death of Dr. Montgomery?

5. What is the reaction gotten when Sunny is found with the Incredibly Deadly Viper wrapped around her body?

6. Describe the scene in chapter seven when Stephano first walks into the room where Dr. Montgomery's body is lying.

7. What happens when the two cars crash in chapter seven?

8. What is Violet regretting in chapter seven while she is getting into the Jeep with Stephano?

9. What does Violet suddenly realize in chapter eleven while she is trying to open the suitcase belonging to Stephano?

10. In the beginning of chapter nine what does the narrator explain is different when the children walk into the Reptile Room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss idiosyncrasies.

1) What is significant about Violet's need to pull her hair back in order to think properly?

2) Does this trait add or detract from her character?

3) How does her idiosyncrasy compare to those found in real life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Count Olaf's character. How does it compare to his fictional character, Stephano? Is there any difference between the two other than an eyebrow, the beard and the tattoo on the ankle?

Essay Topic 3

At the very end of the story the children compliment each other on the things that they were able to accomplish that eventually unmasked Count Olaf.

1) Was it necessary for the children to tell each other how well each of them did at this point?

2) Would it have been the same if they had said it before they went to sleep?

3) What purpose does an honest compliment serve to a person in a general sense? How does that compare to the compliment the children gave each other?

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