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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 does Carmelita tell the children it is traditional to give a special messenger?

2. Why does Coach Genghis say he can't take off his turban?

3. What is one of Sunny's favorite things to do?

4. What is the only thing the Baudelaire children can count on from Mr. Poe?

5. What book is Klaus thinking about that he has just read as he walks up towards the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nero tell the children in Chapter 2 about the dormitory that they have at Prufrock Prep?

2. After having discussed Olaf and their plans to unmask him in Chapter 5 what do the children talk about?

3. What is said about the picnic the children went on with their parents as they recall it in Chapter 6?

4. What does the narrator have to say about Carmelita Spats?

5. Describe the scene as the Baudelaire children are told to leave Nero's office in Chapter 2.

6. What happens when Sunny runs out of staples?

7. What does Carmelita Spats tell the Baudelaire children in the cafeteria in Chapter 6?

8. What causes the children to lose their appetites in Chapter 6?

9. What do the children explain to Principal Nero is the reason that they have come to see him?

10. What does Mr. Poe tell the children as they walk up to the Prufrock Preparatory School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the theme change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story? Are the Baudelaire children better off in the beginning of the story or the end of the story and in what way?

Essay Topic 2

1) Is there any foreshadowing in the book that takes place without the narrator pointing it out?

2) Is the narrator's commentary helpful to the reader?

3) Is the narrator's commentary given primary for the younger reader to inform or for a entertainment value? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Do you pity the Baudelaire children? Explain your answer and why or why not.

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