View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Klaus say the Leeches probably won't show up?

2. What fancy word does Klaus say that Aunt Josephine misspelled?

3. What is happening when the Baudelaires leave the restaurant?

4. What books does Violet say they need in order to find out what Josephine meant by the message left hidden in her note?

5. What sign do the children see as they get to the Fickle Ferry docks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Aunt Josephine acts when the children first get her into the boat in Chapter 11?

2. Describe the scene when the Baudelaire children first arrive back at Josephine's house in the beginning of Chapter 8.

3. What happens to the Baudelaire children when the eat the peppermints?

4. What does Klaus do in Chapter 8 when he enters the library room?

5. How does the creature stop the Baudelaire children after it wakes up?

6. What does the narrator explain when Violet says they are going to steal a sailboat?

7. Describe how the children sail the boat in Chapter 10.

8. What does Larry the waiter offer the children to eat?

9. What do the children think about when Josephine is thrown overboard and they sail away from her.

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 11 when the Leeches arrive.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the love for Grammar that Josephine has.

1) Was there any indication early on in the story that her love for correcting grammar would be a down fall for Josephine?

2) Why is it significant that it is this love of correcting grammar that seems to get her killed?

Essay Topic 2

The children hope at the front of the book that they are going to live at a good home.

1) What is the purpose of the hope that the children have at this point in the story?

2)What has changed between this point and when the children are sitting at the dock leaving? Is there any indication that they are hoping once again at the end of the story? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Look at the motivators for Count Olaf.

1) Does his motivation seem to come more from a desire for money, power, or some other theme? Explain your answer and give examples.

2) How could these motivators be used as a good characteristic rather than a bad?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,007 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample